Mining Incidents
Search Operators Mines Alerts Research Controllers Fatalgrams About
Countries
Peru Chile
English Español
← Back to search

No 29 Strip: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Mashuda Corp
Stewartstown, Monongalia County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4605601

MSHA record for No 29 Strip (mine ID 4605601). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at No 29 Strip.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
May 1985
Ownership history
  1. Stewartstown Coal Corp 1977 to 1981
  2. Mashuda Construction Company 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 29 Strip sits in Monongalia County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.1% 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.
Monongalia County, West Virginia · Population 106,520
2.1%
Mining share of county employment
$62,704
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1985 · 1 incident

May 2, 1985 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mashuda Construction Company · Fall from machine

WHILE CLIMBIN OFF OF MACHINE, OPERATOR STEPPED TO GROUND WITH LEFT FOOT WHICH SLIPPED CAUSING HIS WEIGHT TO SHIFT TO RIGHT FOOT. THIS CAUSED HIS RIGHT ANKLE TO TWIST AND FRACTURE A BONE. A CON TRIBUTING FACTOR WAS WET CONDITIONS.