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2007 Coal Non-chargeable Mining Deaths
(Determinations were made in 2007)


Incidents Occurring in 2006 but Determined in 2007

Date of Incident Mine Name Operating Company Determination Report
October 18, 2006 Powhatan No. 6 Mine Ohio Valley Coal Company Natural Causes See Report
October 27, 2006 Phoenix Mine Phoenix Mining Company Natural Causes See Report
December 4, 2006 Fork Creek No. 1 Coal River Mining, L.L.C. Natural Causes See Report
December 30, 2006 Dilltown Preparation Plant Dilltown Preparation Plant Natural Causes See Report
December 31, 2006 Mine #1 Cloverlick Coal Company Natural Causes See Report


Incidents Occurring and Determined in 2007

Date of Incident Mine Name Operating Company Determination Report
January 8, 2007 Center Coal Company Center Coal Co-Div/General Industries Inc Natural Causes See Report
February 19, 2007 Brookside Loadout Nally and Hamilton Enterprises Natural Causes See Report
February 20, 2007 Sentinel Mine Wolf Run Mining Company Natural Causes See Report
March 15, 2007 Cabin Hollow Mine Bell County Coal Corporation Natural Causes See Report
April 7, 2007 Nelms-Mine-Cadiz Portal Hopedale Mining, L.L.C. Suicide See Report
April 24, 2007 PE 4 Underground Mine Premier Elkhorn Coal Company Natural Causes See Report
May 10, 2007 Mine No. 4 Jim Walter Resources Natural Causes See Report
May 27, 2007 West Elk Mine Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C. Natural Causes See Report
June 4, 2007 HM No.1 Hignite Mine Appolo Fuels Inc. Natural Causes See Report
June 12, 2007 Calvary Mine ICG Knot County LLC Natural Causes See Report
July 25, 2007 KAMC Strip Mine KAMC Natural Causes See Report
August 20, 2007 Mine No. 7 Jim Walter Resources, Inc. Natural Causes See Report
September 7, 2007 Liberty Processing Independence Coal Company Natural Causes See Report
October 3, 2007 Thunder Basin Mine Thunder Basin Coal Company, LLC Natural Causes See Report
October 15, 2007 Orchard Slope Orchard Coal Company Suicide See Report