Island Creek Coal Company · Struck by falling object
DRAW ROCK FELL INBY LAST ROW OF BOLTS. THE ROCK BROKE OFF AT LAST ROW OF BOLTS AND ROCK STRUCK VICTIM.
Chestnut Mine: 7 reportable incidents Coal
Gauley Eagle Holdings Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
S & P Holding Company Inc
Calvin,
Nicholas County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606955
MSHA record for Chestnut Mine (mine ID 4606955). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1987–1988
- Latest incident
- May 1988
Ownership history
- R S W Coals Inc 1985 to 1986
- Expansion Energy Corp 1986 to 1986
- Buffalo Land Company Inc 1986 to 1987
- Island Creek Coal Company 1987 to 1995
- Gauley Eagle Holdings Inc 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Chestnut Mine sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% 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.Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 24,446
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,280
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file1988 · 5 incidents
Island Creek Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL 50' INBY SPAD #40 10 #2 ENTRY 50' LONG X 19' X ,'-9' THICK.
Island Creek Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL 100' INBY SPAD #1001 #4 ENTRY FREE 60' LONG X 19' WIDE X 4'-5' THICK.
Island Creek Coal Company · Struck by falling object
WAS BESIDE CANOPY AT DRIFT WHERE THE CONVEYOR BELT EXISTS THE MINE AND A SHARP ROCK FELL OFF HIGHWALL PENETRATED VICTIMS HARD HAT CAUSING LACERATION OF SCALP.
Island Creek Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
WAS OPERTING BATTERY SCOOP AND RAN OVER CRIB BLOCK IN ROADWAY CAUSING SCOOP TO BOUNCE HURING LOWER BACK
1987 · 2 incidents
Island Creek Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
I NAME WAS HELP3NG ON MINER AND WHEN DRAGGING CABLE BACK HE PLACED HIS HAND ON T OP OF MINER CANOPY AND WAS SQUEEZED BETWEEN TOP OF CANOPY AND ROOF
July 25, 1987
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Island Creek Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS HELPING 8ET A TAILPIECE WHEN THE CHAIN TO THE TAIL JACK BROKE. THE TAIL PIEC%E JUMPED AROUND SIDE WAYS AND HIT HIM ON THE THUMB.