Employee was out of their truck and on the pit floor while the 993 (LD270) Loader was being trouble shot trying to find a leaking hose. While walking to their 785 truck the employee traveled under the bucket of the 993 loader and was struck causing severe crushing injuries from their waist down.
Wyco Surface MineCoal
Pocahontas Coal Company, LLC · Surface
Controlled by Metinvest B V
Helen, Wyoming County, WV · NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4609627
- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2022–2025
- Latest incident
- May 2025
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedStruck by powered moving object
Reportable incidents
3 on file (excluding fatalities above)2025 · 2 incidents
Struck by flying object
Individual was grinding welds with a grinder. A small piece of metal worked its way under the individuals safety glasses and face shield into their eye. Medical personnel removed the debris and prescribed Ophthalmic Ointment.
Struck against a moving object
Employee backed a 785-caterpillar rock truck over the dumping point on the south side of the mine. EE received 10 staples for a laceration above their right eye.
2022 · 1 incident
Struck by falling object
Tree limb fell and hit EE making EE fall and cut - laceration on their head.