Struck by flying object
Employee was repairing a section of grating at the return air shaft of the mine. As he was tack welding a corner of the grating, an explosion blew the grating off striking the employee in his left ankle causing a fracture.
Mine #1Coal
Greyeagle Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc
Kermit, Mingo County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4601602
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2011
- Latest incident
- Jul 2011
No fatalities recorded at this mine.