Mining Incidents

No 7: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Massey Energy Company
Fanrock, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4602824

MSHA record for No 7 (mine ID 4602824). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Jul 1983
Ownership history
  1. Robinson-Phillips Coal Company Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 7 sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1983 · 3 incidents

July 18, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Robinson-Phillips Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

BOOM OF MINER WAS IN TOP AND A SMALL ROCK CAME OUT HITTING EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH

July 13, 1983 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robinson-Phillips Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CLIMBING ON COAL TRUCK AND BANGED HIS KNEE ON THE CAB OF TRUCK