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Eagle River Tipple: 10 reportable incidents Coal

Maple Coal Co., LLC · Facility
Montgomery, Fayette County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4603115

MSHA record for Eagle River Tipple (mine ID 4603115). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1986–1997
Latest incident
Aug 1997
Ownership history
  1. Hawks Nest Mining Company 1950 to 1987
  2. Hawks Nest Mining Company 1987 to 1989
  3. Cyprus Kanawha Corp 1989 to 1998
  4. Kanawha River Mining Company 1998 to 2004
  5. LCC West Virginia LLC 2004 to 2005
  6. Maple Coal Co., LLC 2005 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2010 0
2004 0
2003 0
2002 0
2001 0
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Eagle River Tipple sits in Fayette County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.0% 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.
Fayette County, West Virginia · Population 39,987
3.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,672
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
Show 12 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1997 · 2 incidents

August 21, 1997 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cyprus Kanawha Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MOVING LARGE ROCKS AT TRUCK DUMP AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

February 14, 1997 WV · Coal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cyprus Kanawha Corp · Struck by falling object

ROLLING A DRUM UP A RAMP. DRUM FELL OFF ONE END OF RAMP AND SMASHED RT FINGERS.

1996 · 1 incident

December 6, 1996 WV · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cyprus Kanawha Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING SAMPLE BOX WITH APPROX. 45 LBS OF COAL IN IT AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

1994 · 1 incident

July 20, 1994 WV · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cyprus Kanawha Corp · Fall from ladders

SLIPPED & FELL WHILE CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER ON A TRUCK AUGER SAMPLES SPRAINED BACK WHEN LANDING O THE GROUND ASSUMED INJURIES WERE MINOR SO DIDNT SEE A DOC UNTIL 07-27-94

1993 · 2 incidents

September 1, 1993 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cyprus Kanawha Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK ON THE #1 CRUSHER. AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A BOLT, THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND A GEAR.

January 21, 1993 WV · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cyprus Kanawha Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

FRANKIE WAS ATTEMTPING TO MOVE A SMALL PORTABLE WATER PUMP. WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK IT UP HE FELT A HEAT SENSATION IN HIS LOWER BACK.

1990 · 1 incident

November 5, 1990 WV · Coal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand OTHER
Cyprus Kanawha Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL WAS TYING UP BARGE & WIND BLEW BARGE IN TOWARD LOAD CELL & MASHED HAND BETWEEN BARGE & LOAD CELL.

1988 · 1 incident

September 15, 1988 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger OTHER
Hawks Nest Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects

TWO EMPL WERE DIRECTING A BARGE TO AN AREA TO BE LOADE A GUST OF WIND CAUGH THE BARGE CAUSING THE ROPE TO BREAK ON EMPL SLIPPED AND HIT HIS L FOOT ON THELIP OF BARGE

1987 · 1 incident

February 2, 1987 WV · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman MACHINERY
Hawks Nest Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS USIN1 WRENCH TO REMOVE BOLT ON BELLY PAN OF ENDLOADER BELLY PAN SUDDENLY SLIPPED & HIT WRENCH WHICH IN TURN STRUCK VICTIMS RT THUMB BREAKING & LACERATING IT

1986 · 1 incident

September 3, 1986 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hawks Nest Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE CLEARI3G OPENING IN BIN WHEN SUBSTANCE BROKE LOOSE PINNING FINGER AGAINST COAL CHUTE.