Fatality #16 - April 18, 2014

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Accident Classification: Other

Location: Crown Hill Dock - West Virginia

Mine Controller: L W Hamilton; Warren Hylton

Mine Type: Facility

Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)

Incident Date/Time: April 18, 2014 05:30 am

The date of the accident was April 18th, 2014. This case was determined to be a mining fatality on December 22, 2014.

PUBLIC NOTICE

This posting serves to provide a public notice to employees of the mine, employees of the mining company(s), employees of independent contractors with any connection to the mine, persons with any connection to the mine, and any person with information regarding the cause or contributing factors of this accident.

Please provide any information to:

Andrew Sedlock, Lead Accident Investigator

Phone: 304-877-3900

PRELIMINARY REPORT

On April 18, 2014, a security guard on mine property fell or slipped from the cab of his personal vehicle into a shallow diversion ditch at the base of a berm along a roadway. He was found with his face submerged in approximately 12 inches of water. An autopsy indicated that the death was "Drowning" and that a contributory condition was "marked alcohol intoxication".

A request for determination of chargeability was submitted to the Agency's Review Committee on June 11, 2014. The case was not determined to be chargeable until December 22, 2014.