Mining Incidents

Laurel Creek Mine #1 Coal

Controlled by Mc Court Loye
Webster Springs, Webster County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607646

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1989–1994
Latest incident
Aug 1994
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1994 · 1 incident

August 16, 1994 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Consolidated Management Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ACCUMULATED MATERIAL FROM THE WATER TREATMENT TANK. WHIE REMOVIGN MATERIAL AT SOME POINT IN TIME UNKNOWN TO EMPLOYEE MATERIAL WENT INTO BOOTS AND UNDER GLOVES. THAT HAD CONTACTED MATERIAL CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. EMLOYEE THEN DECIDED TO GO TO HOSPITAL FOR FIRST AID TREATMENT.

1992 · 1 incident

1989 · 3 incidents

September 3, 1989 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Lights Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING FEEDER WHEN ROCK CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER, LEFT HAND. SMASHING THE FIRST GOINT.

May 25, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Northern Lights Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ROOF BOLTER DREILL STEEL BOWED SHOVING THUMB OF HAND INTO ATRS T UBING & CUTTING OF END OF THUMBINGLES HEAD