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December 18, 2025 at 7:28 AM

Lower War Eagle · Underground · Coal

Operator: Greenbrier Minerals, LLC (Coronado Coal LLC)

Wyoming County, WV

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck by powered moving object

Investigator narrative

The employee stepped out of manhole and onto the slope and was struck by a slope tractor traveling down the slope.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Walking, Running
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: SLOPE/INCLINED SHAFT
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Struck by powered moving object
Source of injury: MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 41 years
Experience at this mine: 10 years
Experience in this job: 3 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

Verify on MSHA

Every record on this page mirrors what MSHA publishes under its Open Government Data program, refreshed weekly. MSHA does not publish per-accident URLs — the Accidents data is distributed as a single bulk file — so this is how to retrieve the source for the specific record below:

Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip — then search for Document number 220253650012 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System — search by Mine ID 4609319
All MSHA datasets: Open Government Data program directory — Accident, Mines, Inspections, Violations, etc.

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220253650012 · Mine ID 4609319 Trainer view →