E & D Mountain View Construction Inc · Struck by falling object
MAN WAS GRINDING EDGES OFF OF A PIECE OF METAL SO IN COULD BE WELDED DID NOT HAVE SAFETY GLASSES ON AND GOT METAL IN EYE.
No 1 (Surface): 5 reportable incidents Coal
E & D Mountain View Construction Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Eddie Hurley
Thacker,
Mingo County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607341
MSHA record for No 1 (Surface) (mine ID 4607341). 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
- 1987–1990
- Latest incident
- Mar 1990
Ownership history
- E & D Mountain View Construction Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 1 (Surface) sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1990 · 1 incident
1989 · 2 incidents
November 22, 1989
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
E & D Mountain View Construction Inc · Struck against stationary object
DISMOUNTING DOZER TO UNHOOK WINCH CABLE.STEPPED ON ROCK CAUSING FOOT TO CRIL AND SPRING HIS ANKLE.
September 15, 1989
WV · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
E & D Mountain View Construction Inc · Struck against stationary object
EQUIPMETN WAS PARKED TOGETHER AT LUNCH TIME ROCK TRUCK WAS PARKED CLOSE TO FRONTEND LOADER LADDER OPERATOR WENT UP LADDER TO ENTER LOADER AND STRUCK HEAD ON CORNER OF DOOR LEFT OPEN ON ROCK TR UCK
1988 · 1 incident
April 22, 1988
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
E & D Mountain View Construction Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
TREE WAS ON SLOPE,SAW BECAME FOWLED IN A KNOT OM TREE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED CAUSING THE CHAIN SAW TO JUMP BACK AND STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THELEG CAUSING A LACERATION.
1987 · 1 incident
November 16, 1987
WV · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
E & D Mountain View Construction Inc · Fall from machine
TRUCK WAS ENRO6TE TO PIT AREA TRUCK STOPPED AT PITMAN STARTED TO GET OUT OPERATOR PULLED OUT THINKING HE WAS CLEAR MAN WAS STANDING ON BUMPER WITH ONE FOOT STILL IN TRUCK MAN FELL STRIKING HE AD 3