Mining Incidents

MOUNTAIN EDGE HIGHWALL #1Coal

Controlled by Douglas M Epling
Wharton, Boone County, WV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608929
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2002
Latest incident
Jul 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2002 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SPROCKET FROM THE TAILSHAFT ON THE MINER. IT WAS BEING PULLED BY A CHAIN WITH AN ENDLOADER. EMPLOYEE APPROACHED THE SPROCKET AND THE CHAIN BROKE, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE.