Mining Incidents

Wharton No 11 Mine Coal

Controlled by Hanson PLC
Wharton, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604500

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Nov 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

1987 · 4 incidents

November 13, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

UNKNOWN ALLEGED3LUNG IMPAIRMENT.

February 23, 1987 WV · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AWARDED 5% PERM5NTENT PARTIAL DISABILIITY FOR HEARING LOSS.

February 10, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

THE EMPLOYEE HA8 BEEN GRANTED 5% PERMANENT/PARTIAL DISABILITY DUE TO PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

January 27, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE HAS BE9N GRANTED 5% PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY DUE TO PNEUMOCONIOSIS

1986 · 3 incidents

December 1, 1986 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Unclassified, insufficient data

THE EMPLOYEE HA8 BEN GRANTED 0.5% PERMENENT/PARTIAL DISABILITY DUE TO HEARING I,MPAIRMENT.

November 14, 1986 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPL GRANTED PE9M/PARTIAL DISABILITY DUE TO PNEUMOCONIOSIS 20%.

June 5, 1986 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A TIMBER DISLOD1ED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEES RT HAND BETWEEN TIMBER AND ROPE BELT STRUCTURE

1985 · 3 incidents

September 25, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A ROUND WOODEN POST BEING THROWN BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.

August 20, 1985 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EMP WAS TIGHTENING A ROOF BOLTER WHEEL NUT WITH RATCHET AND CHEATER BAR- BAR SLIPPED LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST ROOF BLOLT MACHINE

July 17, 1985 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE STGRUCK A BANDING TOOL SPLICING A WATER HOSE & A FOREIGN OBJECT LEW FROM THE BANDING TOOL INTO HIS LEFT HAND

1984 · 1 incident

June 4, 1984 WV · Coal DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

THE EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN GRANTED 10% PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY DUE TO PNEUMCONISIS

1983 · 5 incidents

October 3, 1983 WV · Coal DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

April 11, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMP HAD BEEN GRANTED 15% PERMANENT DISABILITY DUE TO PNEUMOCONIOSIS

April 11, 1983 WV · Coal DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMP HAS BEEN GRANTED 20% PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY DUE TO PNEUMOCONIOSIS