Mining Incidents

Sewell Mine #1 Coal

Wolf Pen, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605128

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Aug 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1989 · 1 incident

August 11, 1989 WV · Coal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Click & Leffew Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING GERMAN HOIST HANDLE CAME OFF (5' X 1 1/4" PIPE) AND END STRUCK INJURED IN FACE. INJURED RECEIVED BROKEN NOSE, FRACTURED FACIAL BONES. BELOW AND BESIDE RIGHT EYE, CUT UNDER RIGHT EYE RE QUIRING 6 STITCHES AND PULLED MUSCLE IN NECK.