Mining Incidents

Sawpit Mine Coal

Coal Cave Inc · Surface
Controlled by Carmen D'Angelo
Elbert, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607747

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Apr 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1990 · 1 incident

April 17, 1990 WV · Coal auger helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Black Oak Mining Inc · Fall from machine

AUGER HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN FOR THE DAY RAINY DAY AND MUDDY EE BOOTS WERE PARTIALLY THE AUGER HE SLID HITTING HIS BACK ON THE AUGER OR THE GROUND APPARENTLY SPRAINING THE MUSCLES IN HIS BACK AND NECK ESTIMATED TO BE RECOVERED IN 1 MONTH.