Princeton Coal Group Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS LIFTING TIMBER AND HANGING CABLE WHEN HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.
Camelot: 8 reportable incidents Coal
Princeton Coal Group Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Hylton Charles R
Premier,
Mcdowell County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605446
MSHA record for Camelot (mine ID 4605446). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1986–1990
- Latest incident
- Nov 1990
Ownership history
- Trace Fork Coal Company 1979 to 1986
- Soho Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1987
- Center Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1988
- Roberts Mining Inc 1988 to 1989
- Princeton Coal Group Inc 1989 to 1990
- Princeton Coal Group Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Camelot sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file1990 · 6 incidents
Princeton Coal Group Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A TIMBER WHEN PAIN HIT HIM IN LOWER PART OF BACK.
October 18, 1990
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
OTHER
Princeton Coal Group Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
STRAINED MUSCLES IN BOTH ARMS.
Princeton Coal Group Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PULLING ON RED DEVIL.
July 9, 1990
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Princeton Coal Group Inc · Fall onto or against objects
PUTTING SMOKE ROLLER UNDER BELT & STEPPING ACROSS BELT WHEN IT CAME ON FLIPPING HIM DOWN AGAINST JACK STAND. STATED HAVING LOWER BACK PAIN & PAIN IN NECK.
March 29, 1990
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Princeton Coal Group Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL WAS LOADING ROCK & PULLING ON IT.
1987 · 1 incident
Soho Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A SLATE FALL OC7URRED IN AN INTERSECTION IN #3 RM, 2ND RIGHT MEASURING APPROX. 4 FEET THICK, 18 FEET WIDE, AND 35 FEET LONG. THIS FALL CAUSED NO INJURIES OR BLOCKED ANY NECESSARY ENTRIES. RO OF FALL ABOVE R2OF BOLT ANCHORAGE.
1986 · 1 incident
Soho Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
PULLING DOWN PI9CE OF ROCK IN MINE AND IT FELL ON BOTH FEET BREAKING 2 BONES IN LEFT FOOT.