Mining Incidents

Peter Wright: 12 reportable incidents Coal

Voyager Coal Company · Facility
Poca, Putnam County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4605856

MSHA record for Peter Wright (mine ID 4605856). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1983–1998
Latest incident
Feb 1998
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
2
inspections on record
24
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 24 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Health sampling
A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Noise
The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.

Last sampled: 2000-03-08, 26 years ago
0%
over PEL
2
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • CLEANING PLANT OPERATOR2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Kanawha Dredging & Minerals Company Ltd 1978 to 1990
  2. Voyager Coal Company 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
2000 10 1,495
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Peter Wright sits in Putnam County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Putnam County, West Virginia · Population 57,250
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$77,871
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q1 2,593 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1998 · 1 incident

February 5, 1998 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Voyager Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

FELL GOING DOWN DOCK ACCESS STAIRS AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE, CARRYING A PLATE (APPROX 2'X2'). THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE COLD AND SLEETING.

1997 · 1 incident

1994 · 2 incidents

September 29, 1994 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Voyager Coal Company · Struck by flying object

POURED COLD WATER ON A HOT COFFEE POT. IT BROKE AND CUT HIS RIGHT FOREARM.

June 7, 1994 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Voyager Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HIT RIGHT HAND MIDDLE FINGER WITH A HAMMER.

1993 · 1 incident

April 19, 1993 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Voyager Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING A METAL SCREEN AND IT SLIPPED. AS HE WAS GRABBING THE SCREEN, HE JERKED HIS LEFT LOWER BACK.

1992 · 1 incident

August 21, 1992 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Voyager Coal Company · Struck by concussion

34339NG TORCH LEAKED GASES INTO TOOL BOX. WHEN TORCH WAS LIT,GASES IN TOOL BOX EXPLODED CAUSING A LOUD BOOM.

1990 · 1 incident

1987 · 1 incident

October 24, 1987 WV · Coal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Kanawha Dredging & Minerals Company Ltd · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE PLANT OPERA7OR WAS OPERATING PLANT FROM CONTROL ROOM, WHEN THE CMI DRIER TRIPPED ITS BREADER. THE PLANT OPERATOR WENT TO THE MOTOR CONTROL CENTER. ON HIS WAY BACK TO THE CONTROL CENTER HE DECIDED TO CHEC5 THE MOTOR FOR BINDING. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN CONTROL ROOM STARTED THE MOTOR. PLANT OPERATOR LOST THE TIP OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

1985 · 3 incidents

1983 · 1 incident