MSHA Fatalgrams For The Coal Mine Accident on March 2 ...
PDF Version COAL MINE FATALITY On Tuesday, March 2, 2004, a 50year old maintenance foreman with 31 years of mining experience was fatally injured when a coal stockpile collapsed as he directed work to prepare for the replacement of an underground feeder. A dozer removed coal stockpiled above the feeder, creating 58foot high coal banks on both sides of the exposed feeder chute opening.