On Monday, December 29, 2008, at approximately 9:30 p.m., a 57 year old Preparation Plant Foreman (Mark McIntyre) was determined to be missing. He apparently fell from a barge into the Ohio River at the Ireland River Loading Facility.
Fatality #30 - December 29, 2008
Accident Classification: Other
Location: Ireland River Loading Facility, West Virginia
Mine Controller: CONSOL Energy Inc
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Incident Date/Time: December 29, 2008 09:30 pm
Chargeback Date: 3/26/2009
FATALITY ALERT
COAL MINE FATALITY - At about 11:30 p.m. on Monday, December 29, 2008, a foreman working at a coal load out facility was reported missing. The victim was last seen about two hours before, walking onto an empty barge that was in line to be loaded. A search was conducted of the surface areas, the load out facility, the empty fleet, and the river. The victim was recovered from the river approximately 300 yards down stream from the area where six partially loaded barges were located.
FINAL REPORT
CAI-2008-30
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR