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Coon Eagle: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Marfork Coal Company Inc · Underground
Pettus, Raleigh County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608434

MSHA record for Coon Eagle (mine ID 4608434). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1994–1995
Latest incident
Dec 1995
Ownership history
  1. Marfork Coal Company Inc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Coon Eagle sits in Raleigh County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.0% 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.
Raleigh County, West Virginia · Population 73,666
4.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,055
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1995 · 4 incidents

December 6, 1995 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Marfork Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE TAKING PUMP FOR ROCK DUSTER IN MINE, IT HIT OP OF MINE & FELL ON INJURED.

September 5, 1995 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Marfork Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

RIDING IN RUBBER TIRE MANTRIP RAISED BACK UP INTO TOP HURT LOWER BACK AND SHOULDERS.

March 27, 1995 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Marfork Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A RATCHET TO REMOVE A REEL RATCHET KICKED UP AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE INTHE MOUTH.

February 6, 1995 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Marfork Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

MOVED UP 4 FT TO INSTALL NEXT BOLT, SWUNG HEAD OUT AND SET ROOF JACK. PUT STEEL IN HEAD AND PUT IT AGAINST TOP, STARTED ROTATING STEEL AND A CAP COAL FELL. (5 IN THICK 2 FT WIDE 6 FT LONG).

1994 · 2 incidents

December 12, 1994 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Marfork Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PICKING UP SUPPLIES AND IT FELL AND LANDED ON LEFT HAND.

October 20, 1994 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Marfork Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING INSIDE A S & S UNITRAC BUCKET. HE WAS PULLING A SMALL ROCKDUSTER INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE FELL ON THE SLIPPERY METAL CAUSING A MINOR FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT ANKLE.