On Saturday December 29, 2018, a miner was killed while operating a dredge. There were no eye witnesses to the accident and the dredge was found submerged in 30 feet of water. The victim was found late Sunday in the operator’s cab.
Fatality #11 - December 29, 2018
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Centralia Coal Mine, Centralia, Lewis County, WA
Mine Controller: Trans Alta Corp
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Incident Date/Time: December 29, 2018 05:45 pm
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:
Benjamin C. Burns , Lead Investigator:
Phone: 707-447-9844
PRELIMINARY REPORT
The victim drowned when the dredge he was operating sank.
FATALITY ALERT
COAL MINE FATALITY – On December 29, 2018, a 25-year old dredge operator, with 21 weeks of experience, was fatally injured at a coal mine. The victim drowned when the dredge he was operating sank.
FINAL REPORT
CAI-2018-11
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION
Surface Dredge
Coal (Bituminous)
Fatal Drowning Accident
December 29, 2018
Coalview Centralia LLC (A5961)
Centralia, Washington
at
Trans Alta Centralia Mining LLC
Centralia Coal Mine
Centralia, Lewis County, Washington
Mine ID No. 45-00416
Investigators