Mining Incidents

Chestnut Grove Strip: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by James T Watson
Near Bloomington, Garrett County, MD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1800691

MSHA record for Chestnut Grove Strip (mine ID 1800691). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Jun 1984
Ownership history
  1. Masteller Coal Company Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Chestnut Grove Strip sits in Garrett County, Maryland, where the Census mining category is 1.5% 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.
Garrett County, Maryland · Population 28,713
1.5%
Mining share of county employment
$69,031
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1984 · 1 incident

June 15, 1984 MD · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Masteller Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

DURING SHIFT CHANGE MISSED STEP ON DRAG RESULTING IN FALL.

1983 · 1 incident

November 3, 1983 MD · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Masteller Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE SLIPPED & FELL OFF ROOF OF MANITOWOC DRAG WHILE CLEANING TOP OF DRAG. HE SUFFERED BRUISES TO HIS ARM & RIBS.