Mining Incidents

Peora Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Peora Coal Company · Surface
Controlled by Sorbello Charles J
Enterprise, Harrison County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4601319

MSHA record for Peora Mine (mine ID 4601319). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Nov 1991
Ownership history
  1. Consolidation Coal Company 1950 to 1983
  2. Peora Coal Company 1983 to 1986
  3. Peora Coal Company 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Peora Mine sits in Harrison County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.9% 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.
Harrison County, West Virginia · Population 65,407
2.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,326
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1991 · 2 incidents

November 21, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Peora Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CUTTING GALVANIZED GRADING WITH TORCHES

April 26, 1991 WV · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Peora Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HAULING ROCK FROM THE SHAFT TO MUCK PIT CAUGHT HAND IN SPOKES AN STERRING WHEEL. INJURY RIGHT WRIST.