Delta Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object
WALKING ACROSS SHOT BENCH AND STEPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED ANKLE.
Area 26 Surface Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal
Battle Ridge Companies
· Surface
Controlled by
Carl F Frischkorn
Bolair,
Webster County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607202
MSHA record for Area 26 Surface Mine (mine ID 4607202). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
Watch this mine
Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Area 26 Surface Mine.
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1990
- Latest incident
- Aug 1990
Ownership history
- Delta Mining Inc 1986 to 1992
- C C Conley & Son'S Inc 1992 to 1993
- Battle Ridge Companies 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Area 26 Surface Mine sits in Webster County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 7.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘ
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Webster County, West Virginia · Population 8,253
7.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,061
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.