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1998 Fatal Accidents
1998 Fatal Accidents
Date Victim Co./Mine Name District Type Accident
03-02-98 Michael Wayne Baker Leeco Inc., Maces Creek Mine - Viper, Kentucky Hazard roof fall
05-22-98 Robert C. Cooper Lodestar Energy, Inc., Shop Branch 2 - Ivel, Kentucky Martin surface haulage
06-06-98 Jeffrey Ray Bowman Manalapan Mining Co., Inc., #15 Mine - Highsplint, Kentucky Harlan machinery
06-11-98 Clinton Eugene Rowe Branham & Baker UG Corp., #9 mine - Dorton, Kentucky Pike roof fall
08-13-98 Chester Dean Harrison Ray Mac Contracting, Inc., #1 Mine - Turkey Creek, Kentucky Pike roof fall
08-19-98 Harvey Wilder Clover Fork Mining & Excavating, Inc./Fuson Trucking Co. Harlan surface haulage
09-28-98 Ricky B. Taylor, Jr. Kenamerican Resources, Paradise 9 Mine, Central City, Kentucky Madisonville roof fall
10-05-98 William Neil Hall Branham & Baker Coal Co., Inc., Petty Fork Mine, Etty, Kentucky Pike high wall
10-10-98 Garry Merrill Lone Mountain Processing, Inc., Darby Fork #1, Holmes Mill, Kentucky Harlan roof fall
12-17-98 Basil Hall Unicorn Mining Inc., Copeland Mine, Bledsoe, Kentucky Barbourville machinery (rail runner - mantrip)
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