Mining Incidents

No 1: 13 reportable incidents Coal

Eagle Delta Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Beverly Ben
Emmett, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607186

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4607186). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1987–1991
Latest incident
Nov 1991
Ownership history
  1. Eagle Delta Coal Corp 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

1991 · 4 incidents

November 8, 1991 WV · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eagle Delta Coal Corp · Fall from ladders

EE LOST BALANCE CAME IN CONTACY WITH POWER, FELL ABOUT 10 FEET. EE RECEIVED BURN ON FIRST FINGER AND THUMB FROM CONTACY WITH POWER INJURED LEFT ELBOW FROM FALL. EE WAS RELEASED AFTER OBSERVATI ON WITH NO PERMANENT DAMAGER OR IMPAIRMENT.

July 15, 1991 WV · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eagle Delta Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ON BELT ROPE TO LEVEL BELT AND PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

1990 · 3 incidents

November 2, 1990 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Eagle Delta Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

CLEANING RIB WITH SCOOP AND DECK HIT RIB DISLODING A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK. BROKE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

August 26, 1990 WV · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Eagle Delta Coal Corp · Flash burns (electric)

CIRCUIT BREAKER BLEW UP IN #5 BELT STARTER BOX WHEN BREAKER WAS PUT IN. BURNED HAND, WRIST AND LOWER PORTION OF RIGHT ARM.

August 6, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Eagle Delta Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STRAINED BACK WHILE PUTTING UP GLOE ELT IN #2 HDG.

1989 · 2 incidents

October 1, 1989 WV · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Eagle Delta Coal Corp · Contact with electrical current

WAS TOUCHING FENCE & HIGH VOLTAGE WIRE FELL ON FENCE.

1988 · 2 incidents

September 9, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eagle Delta Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

WAS SETTING TIMBERS PC. OF ROCK 6 INCHES BY 6 INCHES FELL FROM TOP AND CUT LT. INDEX FINGER.

April 10, 1988 WV · Coal FIRE
Eagle Delta Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

UNINTENTIONAL FIRE STARTED IN LAMP HOUSE SPREAD TO OFFICE BLDG. SUPPLY HOUSE SUPPLY SHED. DESTROYED ALL CAP LAMPS, SUPPLIES AND OFFICE RECORDS.

1987 · 2 incidents

September 25, 1987 WV · Coal electrician, lineman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eagle Delta Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS SPL3CING A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE IN THE LAST OEN BREAK THROUGH WHEN A PRIECE OF ROCK APPROX.THREE FOOT IN DIAMETER & 3IN.TO4IN THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF SUPPORT BOLTS STRIKING THE R T.SIDE OF RIB C5GE

September 24, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eagle Delta Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS PRE1ARING TO INSTGALL ROOF SUPPORT BOLTS IN FACE OF NO 4 ENTRY WHEN HE WAS PULLING DOWN DRAW ROCK WITH A SLATE BAR A PIECE OF ROCK SLID DOWN THE BAR & CAUGHT RT.HAND AGAINST THE R OOF DRILL MACHI3E BRUISING KNUCKLES & BREAKING RT.HAND INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS