Mining Incidents

Carol 83 Mine Coal

Viking Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Avx Inc
Tunnelton, Preston County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604973

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
May 1983
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1983 · 3 incidents

May 24, 1983 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Viking Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRAVELING FROM OUTSIDE TO SECTION.MANTRIP FORCED EMPL AGAINST ROOF OF MINE WHILE TRAVELING UNDER LOW CORNER.

March 14, 1983 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Viking Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

SCOOP OPERATOR LOADING SUPPLIES AND STRAINED BACK, ALSO HIT ROUGH HOLE IN PAVEMENT WHILE TRAMMING SCOOP.

January 27, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper POWERED HAULAGE
Viking Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

OPERATOR REACHED OVER SCOOP TO SHUT MACHINE OFF ARM HIT BUCKET SWING LEVER BY ACC CAUSING DECK OF SCOOP TO SWING OVER MASHING OPERATGORS FOOT