Mining Incidents

White Knight-West Portal Coal

Elk Run Coal Company Inc · Underground
Whitesville, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608248

MSHA record for White Knight-West Portal (mine ID 4608248). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1993
Latest incident
Mar 1993
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1993 · 2 incidents

March 9, 1993 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Elk Run Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS PULLING THE DRILL ST EEL OUT OF THE TOP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK SURROUNDING T HE DRILL STEEL SLID DOWN THE STEEL INJURED SUFFERED A LACERATION TO A FINGER ON HIS RT HAND WHICH REQUIRE D SUTURES

March 1, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elk Run Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED SUFFERED A CONTUSION TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER. AT THIS TIME HE IS BEING TREATED FOR BURSITIS OF HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 3/15/94.

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