Mar-San Corp · Struck by falling object
A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE 2 TO 4 INCHES 2FT X 18 FT FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS TO SHOULDER AND LOWER BACK AND POSSIBLE CRAMPING NECK
Mountaineer: 5 reportable incidents Coal
Mar-San Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
Brewster Thomas
Cannelton,
Fayette County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606724
MSHA record for Mountaineer (mine ID 4606724). 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
- 1984–1985
- Latest incident
- Mar 1985
Ownership history
- Mar-San Corp 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mountaineer 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
5 on file1985 · 2 incidents
January 25, 1985
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mar-San Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ROOF GOOD FOTTING DRY TO DAMP WAS PRYING ON BELT TAILPIECE SLATE BAR SLIPPED HAND END HIT I.NAME IN MOUTH BROKE 2 TEETH FRONT.
1984 · 3 incidents
December 6, 1984
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Mar-San Corp · Struck by flying object
FACE OF NO 6 ENTRY WAS OFF CENTER FACE OF NO 6 SHOT THREW ON I NAME I NAME HAD CUTS BRUISES ON LEGS NECK AND FACE
November 2, 1984
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mar-San Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
LIFTING CASE OF POWDER OUT OF POWDER BOX UG BOX, POWDER WAS JAMMED IN B OX PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
Mar-San Corp · Struck by flying object
SCOOP LOADING 3 BELT? BREAK PUT OFF SHOT IN 4 LEFT BREAK,2 HOLES SHOT THROUGH.SCOOP HAD BACKED UP TO FACE #3 MAKING RIGHT TURN TO GO BACK INTO 3 LEFT BREAK,SHOT BLEW THROUGH . I.NAME TURNED AN D ROLLED FROM SCOOP THEN DRIFTED SHORT DISTANCE PINNING I.NAME BETWEEN SCOOP AND RIB.