Mining Incidents

No 1 StripCoal

Elk Garden, Mineral County, WV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4602489
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2012
Latest incident
Feb 2012
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2012 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee was changing a hose on the Cat 992C Front End Loader. When finished, he raised up to come to a standing position, not realizing that the arm bracket to the mirror was above his head. He hit his head on the arm bracket, jamming his neck.