Peabody Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PRYING MOTOR WITH A BAR WHICH SLIPPED AND HIT FINGER REOPENING A PREVIOUS HOME INFLICTED INJURY
Montcoal Surface: 8 reportable incidents Coal
Black Diamond Construction Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Ahern James
Montcoal,
Raleigh County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4604469
MSHA record for Montcoal Surface (mine ID 4604469). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1987–1988
- Latest incident
- Aug 1988
Ownership history
- Eagle Coal & Dock Company Inc 1974 to 1980
- Armco Inc 1980 to 1984
- Peabody Coal Company 1984 to 1992
- Johnstown Coal Company 1992 to 1994
- Black Diamond Construction Inc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Montcoal Surface sits in Raleigh County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.0% 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.Raleigh County, West Virginia · Population 73,666
4.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,055
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file1988 · 2 incidents
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
DESCENDING COLUMN WHEN LANDING AT GROUND LEVEL TURNED ANKLE A BAR WAS LEANIN G A GAINST COLUMN THROWING INJ. OF BALANCE.
1987 · 6 incidents
October 14, 1987
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN/ ALLEGE8 LUNG IMPAIRMENT
September 23, 1987
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Peabody Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
UNKNOWN/ALLEGED3HEARING IMPARIMENT.
April 27, 1987
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING CAPS ON 992C10453 LOADER BUCKET.WHILE DRIVING PINS FROM OLD CAPS WITH SLEDGE HAMMER,METAL CHIP FROM HAMMER STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S INSIDE LEFT KNEE.
March 30, 1987
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
LUNG IMPAIRMENT3
January 23, 1987
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Peabody Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
UNKNOWN ALLEGED3HEARING IMPAIRMENT
January 5, 1987
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object
INJ STATED THAT3HE WAS CUTTING ON DUST COLLECTOR WITH TORCH WITH HIS BACK TO HIS MECHANIC TRUCK DRILLER WAS HELPING HIM AND MOVED THE TRUCK AND FAILED TO GET TRANSMISSION IN GEAR TRUCK SET S STILL FOR A FEW3MINUTES THEN ROLLED BACK AND STRUCK INJURED