Black Horse Coal Mining & Sales Inc · Accident type, without injuries
SOMETIME DURING3THE WEEKEND A ROCK FELL APPROXIMATELY 20'X40'X5' THICK,OCCURRED ON THE MINE INTAKE ROADWAY APPROXIMATELY 1400' OUTBY THE FACE IN THE #3 ENTRY.
Carol Mine: 11 reportable incidents Coal
Robinson-Phillips Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Massey Energy Company
Fanrock,
Wyoming County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604813
MSHA record for Carol Mine (mine ID 4604813). 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 Carol Mine.
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1983–1987
- Latest incident
- Jun 1987
Ownership history
- Robinson-Phillips Coal Company Inc 1975 to present
- Black Horse Coal Mining & Sales Inc 1986 to 1989
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Carol Mine sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file1987 · 1 incident
1984 · 1 incident
Robinson-Phillips Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND HURT HIS BIG TOE ON HIS LEFT FOOT APPARENTLY THIS MAN WAS HURT BEFORE COMING TO WORK SINCE THE ACCIDENT REPORTEDLY HAPPENED AT 7:30 AND HE DIDN\T REPORT IT TILL QUITTING TIME.
1983 · 9 incidents
Robinson-Phillips Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL NO 5 ENTRY 10\H 18\W & 35\ LONG
Robinson-Phillips Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL 40\ LONG 4\ HIGH 20\ WIDE.
Robinson-Phillips Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL 1 CROSSUCT INBY SPAD 129 5 ENTRY 5FTX18FTX40FT
Robinson-Phillips Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL NO 1 ENTRY RETURN 1 CROSSCUT OUTBY SPAD NO 43 10FTX18FTX40FT
July 12, 1983
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robinson-Phillips Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS A ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR HE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT TO PUT INTO THE TOP WHILE BENDING THE BOLT HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK
Robinson-Phillips Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL NO 6 ENTRY AT SPAD 562
March 30, 1983
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Robinson-Phillips Coal Company Inc · Rubbed or abraded
EMP HAS DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH HIS KNEES DUE TO CRAWLING OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL YEARS
Robinson-Phillips Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL-LOCATED AT SPAD 518 5\HIGH X 18\WIDE X 30\LONG.
January 28, 1983
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Robinson-Phillips Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BATTERY POWERED SCOOTER. HE RAN INTO A SKID THAT WAS LOADED WITH HALF-HEADERS. THIS CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO WHIRL AROUND AND CATCH HIS THUMB.