Mining Incidents

Elklick ChiltonCoal

Controlled by Coronado Coal LLC
Man, Logan County, WV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609390
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2019
Latest incident
Aug 2019
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2019 · 5 incidents

Contact with electrical current

Employee operating shuttle car attempted to get off of shuttle car and was shocked.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking the #5 Escapeway entry @ Bk. #14 on Elk Lick Mains when employee twisted left knee. The employee could not bear weight on left knee.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON THE OFF-SIDE OF THE BELT ENTRY AND FELL HURTING THEIR RIGHT KNEE.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While changing the cutter drums on a continuous mining machine, the employee got hand caught between the impact gun and a crib block bruising the left index finger.

Struck against a moving object

Employee complained that EE was feeling stiff and having lower back pain. Employee said EE was unsure what happened exactly that caused the Pain.