Mining Incidents

Eccles Preparation Plant: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Eccles, Raleigh County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4603134

MSHA record for Eccles Preparation Plant (mine ID 4603134). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1984–1989
Latest incident
Aug 1989
Ownership history
  1. Westmoreland Coal Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Eccles Preparation Plant 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

5 on file

1989 · 1 incident

August 1, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING SM TIES WITH CRANE SIGNALED TO OPER TO SWING LOAD TO LEFT IN DOING SO EMP BUMPED WITH LOAD

1985 · 2 incidents

February 21, 1985 WV · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Westmoreland Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS TAKING SAMPLING BAGS OVER ACROSS THE RAILROAD TRACKS WHEN HE STEPPED IN A THAWED OUT POCKET ON FROZEN GROUND AREA CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND INJURED FOOT AND KNEE.

February 13, 1985 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME REMOVING BEARING FROM SHAFT,DRIVING WITH SLEDGE HAMMER MISSED BEARING AND HIT HAND.

1984 · 2 incidents

October 23, 1984 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS SUPERVISING INSTLLATION ON DRUM ENDS ON A SEPARATOR ON TOP FLOOR OF COARSE COAL PLANT. COM-A-LONG THAT WAS HOLDING SEPARATOR UP SLIPPED AND HOOK STRUCK NOSE.

October 9, 1984 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Westmoreland Coal Company · Fall from machine

I NAME WAS DECENDING STEPS OF 966 LOADER WHEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF STEPS CAUSING LEFT ANKLE TO TWIST WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND.