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War Eagle Mine Coal

Skin Poplar Coal Corp · Underground

Controlled by Paul E Stover

Glen Rogers, Wyoming County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 4608550

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 6
Years on record: 1998–1999
Latest incident: Sep 1999

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2000

inspections on record

inspection hours

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citations per 100 inspection hours

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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.

Rate withheld: 20 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1999 · 3 incidents

September 10, 1999 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Skin Poplar Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLEANING ROCK OFF OF CONT. MINER, ROCK SLID AND CUT FINGER OF MAN.

July 21, 1999 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Skin Poplar Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS WALKING AROUND LOADER AND DOWN A BANK AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

May 1, 1999 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Skin Poplar Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJ WAS HELPING ANOTHER WORKER MOVE WELDER. COALHEIGHT IS 56" CAUSING INJURED TO BEND OVER LIFTING. SEEMED TO HAVE STRAINED LOWER LEFT ABODOMEN

1998 · 3 incidents

December 7, 1998 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Skin Poplar Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING MINER CABLE BY HAND #7 ENTRY

August 24, 1998 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE

Skin Poplar Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEERING WHEEL OF MANTRIP STRUCK RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

July 24, 1998 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Skin Poplar Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

APPROX 70' OUTBY #2 ENTRY PILLAR BREAKERS, A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN OUTBY INTERSECTION. MINER PARITALLY COVERED AND STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR PARTIALLY COVERED.