Mining Incidents

Mine 136-79: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Holden, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4604465

MSHA record for Mine 136-79 (mine ID 4604465). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1983–1992
Latest incident
Oct 1992
Ownership history
  1. Pine Rock Coals Inc 1975 to 1977
  2. Rebel Coal Company Inc 1977 to 1983
  3. Monument Mining Corp 1983 to 1985
  4. Elm Coal Corp 1985 to 1986
  5. Island Creek Coal Company 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine 136-79 sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
July 16, 1984 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Monument Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE HAULING COAL DOWN ELEVATED HAULAGE ROAD VICTIM APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL AND JUMPED OR WAS THROWN FROM HAULAGE VEHICLE-RUN OVER AND DRUG APPROX 15 FEET

Reportable incidents

14 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1992 · 1 incident

October 21, 1992 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Island Creek Coal Company · Fall from machine

WAS DISMOUNTING FROM CAB OF HYDRO SEEVER TRUCK & SLIPPED & FELL & TRIED TO BREAK FALL WITH BOTH HANDS & FRACTURED BOTH FOREARMS

1985 · 7 incidents

September 20, 1985 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Elm Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

WAS OPERATING END LOADER, USING BUCKET PRYING ON A ROCK, CAUSED REAR OF LOADER TO RAISE, WHEN ROCK CAME LOOSE THE REAR OF LOADER CAME DOWN JARRING OPERATOR.

September 5, 1985 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elm Coal Corp · Fall from machine

HAD GOTTEN OFF TRUCK TO MAKE CHECK FOR LOW TIRE STARTED TO CLIMB BACK UP LADDER HAD ONE FOOT ON LADDER WHEN STARTED UP WITH LEFT FOOT - LOST GRIP ON LADDER AND FELL BACK TO GROUND - FELL ABOU T 3 FEET BRUISED & STRAINED RT. HIP & RIGHT SHOULDER

August 5, 1985 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elm Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING UP LADDER ON POWER SHOVEL RUPTURED SELF IN BLADDER AREA OF ABDOMEN.

June 4, 1985 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Elm Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WAS CHECKING KNOT ON TIRE THE TIRE BLEW OUT FORCE OF BLOW OUT KNOCKED I.NAME LEFT ARM WAS BROKEN

May 1, 1985 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elm Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING D8 DOZER AT END OF HIS SHIFT HOOKED HIS TOE ON BOLT IN CAB AND FELL

April 27, 1985 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Elm Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING PRY BAR-BAR SLIPPED AND CAUSED PULLED MUSCLE DOING MECHANICAL WORK.

1984 · 3 incidents

February 7, 1984 WV · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Monument Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

EMPLOYEE HARRY DIAL TOOK LOADED COAL TRUCK DOWN HAULROAD GOT TO THE STOCKPILE NEAR THE FOOT OF THE HILL AND STARTED SLIDING TURNED TRUCK OVER NO INJURIES

January 18, 1984 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Monument Mining Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE DRIVING LECTRA HAUL TRUCK DOWN A SMALL INCLINE & TRUCK STARTED TO SLIDE & HIT BERM & EMPLOYEE JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK.

January 6, 1984 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Monument Mining Corp · Fall from machine

DRIVING COAL TRUCK AND HAD TO STOP GOING UP HILL AND LOST CONTROL WHEN PULLING OUT AGAIN.EMPL JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK WHEN IT STARTED OVER TO DITCH.

1983 · 3 incidents

September 27, 1983 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Monument Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING COAL TRUCK, TRUCK WAS LOADED AND HEADED TO #22 TIPPLE ON #22 MINE ROAD. HE RAN INTO DITCH. COAL TRUCK HAD CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE