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Coalburg 7a: 9 reportable incidents Coal

Laurel Coal Corp · Underground
Holden, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608566

MSHA record for Coalburg 7a (mine ID 4608566). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1997–1998
Latest incident
Feb 1998
Ownership history
  1. Laurel Coal Corp 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Coalburg 7a sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1998 · 1 incident

February 2, 1998 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Laurel Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

FALL OF ROOF 25 FT OUTBY SPAD #424 IN #3 ENTRY OF #4 BELT LINE. FALL IS WHERE ROOF CHANGES FROM SLATE TO SANDSTONE APPROX. 30' X 16' X 40" THICK. FALL IN IN UNUSED NEUTRAL ENTRY 700 FT FROM WO RKING SECTION.

1997 · 8 incidents

December 5, 1997 WV · Coal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Laurel Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MAKING A SPLICE IN A WATER LINE, A METAL BAND WAS STUCK IN THE MACHINE. AS HE WAS PULLING IT OUT OF THE MACHINE THE BAND CUT HIS FINGER.

October 30, 1997 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Laurel Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

VICTIM TRIPPED OVER BUGGY CABLE TURNING ANKLE.

October 23, 1997 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Laurel Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

GPF-FILED FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

October 22, 1997 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Laurel Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

GPF-APPLICATION FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

July 22, 1997 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Laurel Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ALONG THE CONVEYOR BELT AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

April 29, 1997 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Laurel Coal Corp · Struck by rolling or sliding object

SHUTTLE CAR WAS STUCK UP AND A SCOOP WITH A WINCH WAS BEING USED TO PULL SHUTTLE CAR AROUND. FLOOR UNDERNEATH SHUTTLE CAR GAVE WAY AND CAR SLID SUDDENLY, STRIKING EMPS LEFT LEG.

April 11, 1997 WV · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales MACHINERY
Laurel Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER WHEN IT KICKED BACK AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT THIGH AREA CAUSING AN ABRASION. IT LATER BECAME INFECTED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE WORK.

January 27, 1997 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Laurel Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS CLEANING DUST OUT OF BOLT MACHINE WHEN A PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK.