Mining Incidents

Indian Fork: 6 reportable incidents Coal

92 Coal Corp · Surface
Controlled by Jerry D Stalnaker
Belington, Barbour County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606595

MSHA record for Indian Fork (mine ID 4606595). 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
1988–1991
Latest incident
Sep 1991
Ownership history
  1. 92 Coal Corp 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Indian Fork sits in Barbour County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.8% 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.
Barbour County, West Virginia · Population 15,454
6.8%
Mining share of county employment
$48,347
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1991 · 5 incidents

September 10, 1991 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
92 Coal Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

DURING AUGER OPERATIONS AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED CAUSED BY DUST OR METHANE INJURING AUGER OPERATOR AND HELPER AND TRUCK DRIVER CAUSING 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS.

September 10, 1991 WV · Coal auger helper IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
92 Coal Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

DURING AUGER OPERATIONS AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED CAUSED BY DUST OR METHANE INJURING AUGER OPERATOR AND HELPER AND TRUCK DRIVER CAUSING 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS.

September 10, 1991 WV · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
92 Coal Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

DURING AUGER OPERATIONS AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED CAUSED BY DUST OR METHANE INJURING AUGER OPERATOR AND HELPER AND TRUCK DRIVER CAUSING 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS.

July 23, 1991 WV · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
92 Coal Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

DURING AUGER OPERATION EXPOSION CAUSED BY DUST OR METHANE INJURED AUGER OPERATOR & HELPER CAUSING BURNS OF 1ST & 2ND DEGREE.

July 23, 1991 WV · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
92 Coal Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

DURING AUGER OPERATIONS AN EXPLOSION CAUSED BY DUST OR METHANE INJ AUGER OPERATOR & HELPER CAUSING BURNS OF 1ST & 2ND DEGREE.

1988 · 1 incident

May 17, 1988 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver FIRE
92 Coal Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

OPERATOR WAS DUMPING HIS LOAD AS THE BED WAS BEING LOWERED HE HEARD A POP SOUND IN A MATTER OF SECONDS FIRE COMPLETELY ENGULFED THE CAB THE OPERATOR EVACUATED THE VEHICLE ON THE LEFT SIDE WHIC H HAD LESS FIRE HE HAD TO GO THROUGH THE FLAMES CAUSING BURNS ON HIS FACE HANDS AND ARMS CAUSE RUPTURED HYDRAULIC LINE DAMAGE TEH VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS