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Oneida Mine No 17: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Oneida Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Robert E Murray
Rt. 2, Box 72, Webster County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607917

MSHA record for Oneida Mine No 17 (mine ID 4607917). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1991–1993
Latest incident
Aug 1993
Ownership history
  1. Oneida Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1992
  2. Oneida Coal Company Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Oneida Mine No 17 sits in Webster County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 7.2% 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.
Webster County, West Virginia · Population 8,253
7.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,061
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1993 · 1 incident

August 20, 1993 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Oneida Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A TOOTH FROM THE BUCKET OF AN ENDLOADER. HIT STRUCK THE TOP OF THE TOOTH WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND PENETRATED THE FRONT OF HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG.

1992 · 1 incident

April 26, 1992 WV · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Oneida Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BACKING A S&S UT40 UP & FRONT WHEEL CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF WOOD JERKING STEERING WHEEL AROUND & HITTING LEFT THUMB FX IT

1991 · 2 incidents

May 14, 1991 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator MACHINERY
Oneida Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

DRILLING ROOF TO INSTALL BOLT;POSITIONING DRIVER WRENCH TO COMPLETE HOLE DEPTH THE FOUR FOOT STARTER DROPPED FROM THE HOLE STRIKING INJURED ON TOP OF RIGHT HAND.

April 19, 1991 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Oneida Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK OFFSET IN RIB OPER STRUCK CANOPY LEG AND RIB INJ ALLEGEDLOWER BACK PAIN