Mining Incidents

#2 Surface Mine Coal

Controlled by Meredith Chester
Summerlee, Fayette County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4605362

MSHA record for #2 Surface Mine (mine ID 4605362). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Dec 1985
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1985 · 1 incident

December 27, 1985 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Prosperity Mining Inc · Fall from machine

STEERING LOCKED3AND BRAKED FAILED-TRUCK TURNED OVER & BURNED-INS COMPANY WILL NOT LET THEM CHECK OUT MECHANICAL FAILURE-NO INJURIES-MAN JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK.

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