Peabody Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE PULLING W5TER BOX FROM UNDERGROUND CHAIN BROKE CAUSING IT TO STRIKE I NAME ON LEFT HAND AND CHEST RESULTING IN A CUT TO LEFT HAND AND BRUISED CHEST
Harewood Mine U G: 6 reportable incidents Coal
Hawks Nest Mining Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Imperial-Pacific Investments Inc
Longacre,
Fayette County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4601288
MSHA record for Harewood Mine U G (mine ID 4601288). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1984–1986
- Latest incident
- Jan 1986
Ownership history
- Allied Chemical Corp-Semet Solvay Div 1950 to 1980
- Armco Inc 1980 to 1984
- Peabody Coal Company 1984 to 1988
- Hawks Nest Mining Company 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Harewood Mine U G sits in Fayette County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.0% 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.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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file1986 · 1 incident
1985 · 1 incident
December 11, 1985
WV · Coal
examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peabody Coal Company · Fall from machine
I.NAME STATED H9 WAS GETTING OUT OF THE JEEP AT THE 9 NORTH MAINS TO THROW A SWITCH ON TRACK WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT CAUGHT UNDER THE CONTROL PANEL CAUISNG HIM TO FALL. THE FALL RESULTED IN A TWIS TED KNEE BRUISE8 SHOULDER & PAIN IN B ACK.
1984 · 4 incidents
October 31, 1984
WV · Coal
examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by falling object
I NAME WAS RIDING IN FRONT OF EMPLOYEE WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM THE TOP AND STRUCK HIM ON THE MOUTH RESULTING IN A SMALL LACERATION TO HIS MOUTH.
September 12, 1984
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HE WAS MOVING CAR HOIST WHEN HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN FLAT CAR AND BOTTOM CAUSING A BRUISE TO HIS LEFT FOOT.
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
I.NAME WAS RECOVERING PUMP CABLE FROM SECTION & REPORTED THE FOLLOWING DAY THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING.
May 8, 1984
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peabody Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects
INJURED WAS WALKING DOWN TRACK ENTRY WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SLICK RAIL, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL STRIKING HIS HAND ON SHARP OBJECT RESULTING IN SMALL PUNCTURE TO RIGHT HAND