War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A TAIL PIECE GUARD AND HURT BACK.
Gray Wolf Iii: 9 reportable incidents Coal
Gray Wolf Mining Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Endicott Shelby R
Man,
Logan County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608031
MSHA record for Gray Wolf Iii (mine ID 4608031). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1991–1992
- Latest incident
- Jul 1992
Ownership history
- War Eagle Construction Company Inc 1991 to 1992
- City Enterprises Coal Corp 1992 to 1992
- Fairbanks Coal Company 1992 to 1994
- Gray Wolf Mining Company 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Gray Wolf Iii sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file1992 · 5 incidents
June 22, 1992
WV · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck by falling object
HAULINE COAL WITH RAM CAR AND COAL FELL FROM TOP AND HIT RIGHT EYE.
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CLEANING SPILLAGE UDNER CONV JAMMED R ARM
May 15, 1992
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL HIMSELF OUT OF THE CONTROL COMPARTMENT OF THE BATTERY OPERATED RAM CAR WHEN HIS LEFT AHND SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
March 4, 1992
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE WAS PPREPARING TO MAKE A SPLICE IN THE CONVEYOR BELT ADN SLIPPED AND FELL OVER THE ANCHOR PIN. THAT ANCHORS THE BELT DRIVE.
1991 · 4 incidents
November 14, 1991
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT WHEN CAP COAL FELL BETWEEN ATRS & MASHED FINGER ON DRILL POT OF MACHINE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
I NAME WAS CHECKING MINER CABLE SPLICES WHILE DOING SO HE BURNED HIS RT HAND ON A BAD SPLICE
August 3, 1991
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
I.NAME OPERATING RAMCAR WITH RIGHT ARM LAYING ON BACK OF CAR,PUT ARM TOO LOW AND ELBOW WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN RAM CAR AND TRAILER.
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EE WAS BACKING A 4 WHEELER THROUGH LOW SPOT IN MINES, LOW SPOT ROLLED HIM FORWARD AND PEPSI BOTTLE HE WAS CARRYING IN THE FRONT POCKET OF HIS COVERALLS INJURED HIS RIGHT SIDE.