Mining Incidents

Excelsior Ridge Surface: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Campbell Resources Inc
Webster Springs, Webster County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606259

MSHA record for Excelsior Ridge Surface (mine ID 4606259). 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
1984–1985
Latest incident
May 1985
Ownership history
  1. Peaker Run Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1983
  2. Coal Corp Of America Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Excelsior Ridge Surface sits in Webster County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 7.2% 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.
Webster County, West Virginia · Population 8,253
7.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,061
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

1985 · 2 incidents

May 4, 1985 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Coal Corp Of America Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS DRIVING A ROCK TRUCK AND HE DROVE OVER A LARGE ROCK THIS MADE THE STEERING WHEEL TURN SHARPLY CATCHING I.NAMES HAND INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL

January 16, 1985 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coal Corp Of America Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING BAG ON BLASTING POWDER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL HE FELT NO PAIN AND CONTINUED WORKING DURING THENIGHT AFTER HIS SHIFT HE FELT PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN HIS BACK AND LEGS. HE W AS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL AND PLACED IN TRACTION THE FOLLOWING DAY.

1984 · 3 incidents

November 5, 1984 WV · Coal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager MACHINERY
Coal Corp Of America Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

LAND WAS BEING CLEARED OF TREES A LOG WAS BEING PULLED BY A DOZER LOG ROLLED OVER & STRUCK EMPLOYEE WHICH FRACTURED THE LEFT ANKLE OF THE EMPLOYEE

September 13, 1984 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal Corp Of America Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

A PIECE OF PIPE WAS BEING LIFTED OFF A TRUCK & IT CUT HIS FINGER

July 25, 1984 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal Corp Of America Inc · Struck by flying object

CHANGING TIRE VALVE ON 400C LOADER WHEN PRESSURE WAS RELEASED BY REMOVING THE NUT AND THE PRESSURE BLEW METAL AND DUST INTO LEFT WRIST