Mining Incidents

Eckman Page Mine: 10 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Robert E Murray
Eckman, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4601584

MSHA record for Eckman Page Mine (mine ID 4601584). 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
1983–1989
Latest incident
Feb 1989
Ownership history
  1. Consolidation Coal Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Eckman Page Mine sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1989 · 1 incident

February 25, 1989 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Consolidation Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE MOVING CINDER BLOCKS, DROPPED ON CINDER BLOCK ON HAND AND CUT SECTION BETWEEN LITTLE FINGER AND RING FINGER.

1985 · 3 incidents

March 8, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Consolidation Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

RECEIVED A LETT9R FROM COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER AWARDING THIS MAN 5% OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

March 8, 1985 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Consolidation Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

5% OCC PNEUMO.

March 8, 1985 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Consolidation Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

10% OCC PNEUMO.

1984 · 2 incidents

October 2, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Consolidation Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER REPORTED 5% OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS

April 25, 1984 WV · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Consolidation Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS AWARD OF 5%. PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

1983 · 4 incidents

November 10, 1983 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Consolidation Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS

July 19, 1983 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Consolidation Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

UNKNOWN.

July 19, 1983 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Consolidation Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

UNKNOWN.

March 31, 1983 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Consolidation Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

DISEASE OF LUNGS.