Olga Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CAUGHT THUMB BE7WEEN DRILL PRESS AND METAL CAUSING CONTUSION TO THUMB.
Olga General Surface: 3 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Olga General Surface (mine ID 4602438). 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
- 1983–1986
- Latest incident
- Jun 1986
Ownership history
- Olga Coal Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Olga General Surface sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1986 · 1 incident
1984 · 1 incident
July 12, 1984
WV · Coal
motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Olga Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MOTOR BARN SAFETY CAR WHEN THE EYE BOLT BROKE CAUSING THE SLING TO BRAKE STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN KNEE
1983 · 1 incident
Olga Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PUMP SHAFT CUPPLING WITH A PIPE WRENCH, PIPE WRENCH BROKE HITTING EMPLOYEE ON LEG CAUSING A LACERATION TO LEG.