Mining Incidents

Twilight Winifrede Ii Coal

Elk Run Coal Company Inc · Underground
Twilight, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608682

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1998
Latest incident
May 1998
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1998 · 1 incident

May 22, 1998 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Elk Run Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MINER WAS IN A RIGHT BREAK HE WAS RUNNING THE MINER BY REMOTE SO HE WAS STANDING OUT IN THE ENTRY BY THE BUGGY THE RIPPER HEAD CAME DOWN ON A ROCK CAUSING THE BOOM OF THE MINER TO BREAK T HE SIDE BOARD LOOSE ON THE BUGGY CAUSING THE SIDE BOARD TO HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE EAR.