1999 Fatal Accidents

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1999 Fatal Accidents

Date

Victim

Co./Mine Name

District

Type Accident

01-07-99

Alan K. Hargis

No. 1 Contractor Inc. / Stony Point Mine, Dalton, Kentucky - Hopkins County

Madisonville

high wall fall

03-04-99

Gary Sawyers

Shipyard River Coal & Terminal Co., d.b.a. Matrix Coal Co., Floyd County, Kentucky

Martin

roof fall

03-11-99

James Sturgill

J & A Coal Corporation No. 1, Lackey, Kentucky - Knott County

Martin

roof fall

09-03-99

Harry Douglas DeLong

Excel Mining LLC, No. 1 Mine, Lovely, Kentucky

Martin

other - prep plant fall

09-16-99

Ronnie Charles

South Akers Mining Co. LLC, Beefhide 2 Mine, Myra, Kentucky - Pike County

Pikeville

roof fall