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Cannelton Surface Mine: 21 reportable incidents Coal

Perry & Hylton Inc · Surface
Controlled by Hylton Tracy W
Cannelton, Fayette County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4602355

MSHA record for Cannelton Surface Mine (mine ID 4602355). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
May 1987
Ownership history
  1. Perry & Hylton Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Cannelton Surface Mine sits in Fayette County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.0% 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.
Fayette County, West Virginia · Population 39,987
3.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,672
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

1987 · 1 incident

1986 · 4 incidents

August 12, 1986 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Perry & Hylton Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

HEATING SLEEVE 2N BACK OF ENGINE FLEW BACK ON HIM.

June 18, 1986 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Perry & Hylton Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPING UP INT2 TRUCK AND FELT SOMETHING PULL

January 30, 1986 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Perry & Hylton Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ON DUMP3LEVER.

January 20, 1986 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Perry & Hylton Inc · Struck against a moving object

PAIN ON RT SIDE3OF BACK WHILE DRIVING ROCK TRUCK OVER ROUGH ROADS

1985 · 9 incidents

December 3, 1985 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Perry & Hylton Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CAUGHT FOOT ON 0OOT REST OF DOZER GRABBED DOOR TO KEEP FROM FALLING.

November 12, 1985 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Perry & Hylton Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNDER TRUCK GRE5SING TURNED TWISTED LOWER BACK.

October 14, 1985 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Perry & Hylton Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOOK FLEW OFF JACK AND HIT IN MOUTH LACERATION TO LIP BROKE TOP DENTURE

June 26, 1985 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Perry & Hylton Inc · Struck against a moving object

END LOADER OP LOADING TRUCK WITH ROCK. ONE HIT TRUCK JARRING TRUCK DRIVER AGAINST DOOR.

June 21, 1985 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Perry & Hylton Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CLOSED DOOR OF DOZER ON LEFT HAND

June 11, 1985 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Perry & Hylton Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING AIR WRENCH AND SWIVLE SOCKET CAME APART HIT LEFT HAND.

May 13, 1985 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Perry & Hylton Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBING LADDER TO TRUCK STRAINED LOWER BACK

February 4, 1985 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Perry & Hylton Inc · Struck by flying object

BREAKING FROZEN COAL LOOSE IN COAL BIN.PIECE FLEW IN LEFT EYE.

1984 · 3 incidents

October 29, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Perry & Hylton Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTENING BOLT WITH WRENCH, SLIPPED MASHING LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND

August 23, 1984 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Perry & Hylton Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBING LADDER TO TRUCK STRAINED UPPER LEFT SIDE OF BACK.

April 20, 1984 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Perry & Hylton Inc · Struck against stationary object

WORKING ON TIPPLE USING SLATE BAR. BAR SLIPPED LETTING LEFT LEG HIT A PIECE OF SHARP METAL.

1983 · 4 incidents

October 12, 1983 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Perry & Hylton Inc · Struck against stationary object

WALKING TO OIL STORAGE AREA,STEPPED ON BOARD WITH NAIL AND RAN THROUGH RIGHT FOOT.

September 7, 1983 WV · Coal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Perry & Hylton Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING BIT ON DRILL CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND BETWEEN DRILL AND BIT

August 5, 1983 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Perry & Hylton Inc · Fall from machine

BACKING TRUCK TO DUMP DID NOT STOP IN TIME AND TRUCK WENT OVER HILL. JUMPED FROM TRUCK.