Mining Incidents

Cow Creek Coal Blending FacilityCoal

Wharton, Boone County, WV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609080
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2005
Latest incident
Oct 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2005 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

AS EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TRUCK DOWN TO COW CREEK ROAD (APPROX 15 MPH) TO CHECK THE PONDS, HE ATTEMPTED TO NEGOTIATE A TURN TO THE RIGHT. THE TRUCK WHEELS DID NOT TURN AND HE RAN UP ON A CONCRETE BARRIER. THIS RESULTED IN A CONTUSION TO THE LARGE KNUCKLE AT THE BASE OF THE INDEX FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.