King Knob Coal Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
43 YEARS IN MIN3NG OF COAL PNEUMOCONISIOUS 40%.
Mine #37 King Knob: 5 reportable incidents Coal
King Knob Coal Company Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Anker Group Inc
Philippi,
Barbour County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4602684
MSHA record for Mine #37 King Knob (mine ID 4602684). 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
- 1984–1986
- Latest incident
- Dec 1986
Ownership history
- King Knob Coal Company Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine #37 King Knob sits in Barbour County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.8% 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.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
5 on file1986 · 1 incident
1985 · 3 incidents
King Knob Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
EE WAS PERFORMI3G WELDING DUTIES. PIECE OF WELDING SLAG CAME OFF WELDING SHIELD & INTO LEFT EYE.
King Knob Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
JEEP BECAME STUCK IN THE SNOW A ROAD GRADER REMOVED THE JEEP THE OPERATOR OF THE JEEP BACKED INTO THE GRADER THE OPERAYOR OF THE JEEP WAS LOOKING BACK AND STRUCK HIS LEFT EYE AND ELBOW ON THE DOOR WINDOW FRAME.
January 2, 1985
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
King Knob Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE UNCOUPLING A RAILROAD CAR A MUSCLE WAS STRAINED IN THE MINERS FOOT
1984 · 1 incident
November 27, 1984
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
King Knob Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE OPERATING A SMALL HAND HELD AIR CHISEL A PIECE OF METAL SPALED OFF STRIKING THE RIGHT HAND (EMBED IN HAND.)