Fatality #4 - March 25, 2016

Accident Classification: Fall of Face, Rib, Side or Highwall

Location: Huff Creek No 1, Kentucky

Mine Controller: Catenary Coal Holdings, Inc.

Mine Type: Underground

Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)

Incident Date/Time: March 25, 2016 08:25 am

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:

Rick Suffridge, Lead Accident Investigator
Phone: 606-439-2396

PRELIMINARY REPORT

On March 25, 2016 at approximately 8:25 am, a miner was struck and fatally injured by falling rib material at the B-3 Mains coal Transportation Borehole construction site. The miner was transported to the surface and later pronounced dead.

Read more about the Preliminary Report

FATALITY ALERT

COAL MINE FATALITY --On Friday, March 25, 2016, a 48-year-old continuous mining machine operator, with 30 years of mining experience, was fatally injured when an overhanging section of a rock rib fell and pinned him against the haulage equipment. The fallen rib was approximately 44 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 2 feet thick. The victim was remotely operating a continuous mining machine that was being used to excavate material during the construction of a coal transfer shaft. The area where the accident occurred had a depth of cover of approximately 1,950 feet and a height of approximately 17 feet.