2004 Serious Accidents

Last Modified: 5/14/2008


Date	Victim	Co./Mine Name	District	Type Accident
01-02-04	Darrell Woods	Hubble Mining Co. LLC., Mine No. 2, Biggs, Pike County, Kentucky	Pikeville	Roof Fall
01-06-04	Paul Combs	Pine Branch Coal Sale Inc., #36, Spencer Fork, Perry County, Kentucky	Hazard	Machinery
01-20-04	Bobby Garrett	Green Hill Mining, Inc., GHM-HAR #035, Forester Creek, Harlan County, Kentucky	Harlan	Machinery
03-16-04	William E. Spangler	Cloverlick Coal Co., Inc., #1 Mine, Cumberland, Harlan County, Kentucky	Harlan	Machinery
03-25-04	Russell Amburgey	Cook & Sons Mining, Inc., Sandlick Mine, Sandlick, Letcher County, Kentucky	Hazard	Machinery
04-02-04	Larry G. Lewis	Frasure Creek Mining, LLC., No. 2 Mine, Grethel, Floyd County, Kentucky	Martin	Other - Rock Fall
04-05-04	Roy Worthington	Kentucky Darby, LLC, No. 1 Mine, Holmes Mill, Harlan County, Kentucky	Harlan	Other - Rock Fall
04-08-04	Anthony Howard	Bledsoe Coal Corp., Beechfork Mine, Praters Branch, Leslie County, Kentucky	Barbourville	Other - Rock Fall
04-21-04	Henry Wayne Tucker	Perry County Coal Corp., HZ4-1 Mine, Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky	Hazard	Machinery
04-30-04	George Smith	Bledsoe Coal Corp., Beechfork Mine, Peters Branch, Leslie County, Kentucky	Barbourville	Machinery
05-01-04	Phillip Short	Sidney Coal Co.	Pikeville	Electrical
05-07-04	Michael Litteral	Locust Grove, Inc., Browns Fork Mine No. 38	Hazard	Machinery (ignition)
05-21-04	Michael Ely	Miller Brother Coal, Inc., Knot Bottom Mines	Hazard	Machinery
05-22-04	Jamie D. Howell	Murriell-Don Coal Co., In., Mine No. 4	Martin	Methane Explosion
08-02-04	William Cornett	Consol of Kentucky Inc., Beaver Gap No. 3	Martin	Machinery
07-30-04	Jeff Tackett	Blue Grass Mining Co., Inc., Mine No. 3	Pikeville	Roof Fall
11-23-04	Christopher Williamson	Dry Fork Energy No. 6	Pikeville	Machinery

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