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Coalburg 9a: 9 reportable incidents Coal

Laurel Coal Corp · Underground
Sharples, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608002

MSHA record for Coalburg 9a (mine ID 4608002). 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
1991–1998
Latest incident
Mar 1998
Ownership history
  1. Swamp Fox Development Inc 1991 to 1995
  2. Laurel Coal Corp 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Coalburg 9a 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 · 2 incidents

March 16, 1998 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Laurel Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HAND LOADING MUDDY TIMBERS IN SCOOP.

1997 · 1 incident

August 20, 1997 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator MACHINERY
Laurel Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT. AND GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROOF PLATE AND THE TOP. SMASHING ONE FINGER.

1994 · 1 incident

September 2, 1994 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Swamp Fox Development Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE LEFT COAL TRUCK RUNNING, WITH OUT PARK BRAKE BEIN GSET WAS ON LOADER WHEN COAK TRUCK STARTED MOVING. JUMPED OFF LOADER AND FELL TO HIS KNEE WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND.

1993 · 2 incidents

December 2, 1993 WV · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Swamp Fox Development Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE HORSEPLAYING, THE INJURED EMPLOYEE JUMPED AT A CO-WORKER. IN DOING DO, HE TRIPPED OVER A ROCK. THE CO-WORKER GRABBED AT THE INJURED AND FELL ON TOP OF HIM RESULTING IN A BROKEN LEG.

January 12, 1993 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Swamp Fox Development Inc · Fall onto or against objects

CHANGING TIRE. PUTTING TIRE ON TRUCK WITH BAR. TIRE SLIPPED, FELL BACK ON GREASE BARREL.

1992 · 2 incidents

November 3, 1992 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Swamp Fox Development Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO A BONE.

September 18, 1992 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Swamp Fox Development Inc · Struck by flying object

MINER OPER USING A 4 LB HAMMER TO DISL0DGE BROKEN BIT FROM A BIT HOLDER ON MINER. THE HAMMER SLIPPED FROM HANDS STRIKING EMPL WHO HAD POSITIONED HIMSELF 5' IN FRONT OF WORK SITE.

1991 · 1 incident