COAL SURGE PILE FATALITIES 1980-1998

DATE	DISTRICT	OCCUPATION	BRIEF DESCRIPTION
4-08-80	DISTRICT 8	BULLDOZER OPERATOR	Pushing coal, collapsed into void
9-27-80	DISTRICT 9	FOREMAN	On foot directing equipment, collapsed into void
6-02-82	DISTRICT 7	BULLDOZER OPERATOR	Walking, fell through feeder
12-23-82	DISTRICT 6	TRACTOR OPERATOR	Pushing coal, void collapsed, fell off tractor and ran through feeder to railroad car
1-13-83	DISTRICT 9	BULLDOZER OPERATOR	Walking above feeder on stockpile, collapsed into void
4-25-83	DISTRICT 3	BULLDOZER OPERATOR	Pushing coal, collapsed into void
2-06-86	DISTRICT 3	TWO (2) COMPANY ENGINEERS AND THREE(3) INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS	Walking above feeder on stockpile, collapsed into void. Seven persons were above surge pile feeders prior to collapse
8-11-87	DISTRICT 10	BULLDOZER OPERATOR	Pushing coal, got out of dozer and void collapsed
1-22-90	DISTRICT 1	BULLDOZER OPERATOR	Pushing coal, void collapsed
5-19-92	DISTRICT 2	BULLDOZER OPERATOR	Pushing coal, void collapsed
11-29-93	DISTRICT 4	BULLDOZER OPERATOR	Pushing coal, void collapsed
9-11-95	DISTRICT 10	BULLDOZER OPERATOR	Pushing coal to loadout chutes, void collapsed
11-22-98	DISTRICT 5	BULLDOZER OPERATOR	Pushing coal, void collapsed above #1 feeder

SEVENTEEN (17) TOTAL COAL SURGE PILE FATALITIES 1980-1998