Pinnacle Creek Mining Corp · Fall onto or against objects
INJ REMOVING BLOCKAGE FROM ROCK CHUTE,SLIPPED AND STRUCK RIBS ON EDGE OF CHUTE.
Pinnacle Creek Mine: 9 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Pinnacle Creek Mine (mine ID 4605853). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1988–1990
- Latest incident
- May 1990
Ownership history
- United Pocahontas Coal Company 1978 to 1986
- Barkers Ridge Coal Company 1986 to 1989
- Pinnacle Creek Mining Corp 1989 to 1992
- Pinnacle Creek Mining Corp 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Pinnacle Creek Mine 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
9 on file1990 · 3 incidents
March 13, 1990
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pinnacle Creek Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL WAS PUTTING ON WORK BOOTS WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK. EMPL WORKED TILL 10:30 AM AT WHICH TIME HE LEFT TO GO HOME.
Pinnacle Creek Mining Corp · Fall from machine
FELL 15 TO 20' INTO ROCKS INJURING BACK.
1989 · 5 incidents
August 8, 1989
WV · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
MACHINERY
Pinnacle Creek Mining Corp · Struck by falling object
INJURED PARTY WAS HOLDING STEEL BEAM AFTER BEING CUT DOWN,AFTER BEING CUT DOWN,FELL ONTO LEFT FOOT.
Pinnacle Creek Mining Corp · Fall from headframe, derrick or tower
INJURED PARTY WAS CLIMBING UTILITY POLE TO DO ELECTRICAL WORK FELL 6FT ;& GOT CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF WIRE
May 16, 1989
WV · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pinnacle Creek Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED PARTY WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN ROCK WITH SLATE BAR,BAR JUMPED BACK INTO RIBS ON RIGHT SIDE.
March 31, 1989
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pinnacle Creek Mining Corp · Fall from machine
THE INJURED WAS GETTING OFF OF BELT STRUCTURE ONE FOOT SLIPPED ANS HE HAD TO JUMP TO KEEP FROM FALLING,FRACTURED BACK,HAS LOWER BACK PAIN.
March 3, 1989
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Barkers Ridge Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
INVOLVED IN TRUCK ACCIDENT, RAN OFF OF ROAD.
1988 · 1 incident
August 19, 1988
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Barkers Ridge Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SLIPPED ON SURFACE AND FELL IN 6-7 FOOT HOLE AFTER OR DURING A RAIN STORM. THIS SURFACE BECAME SLIPPERY DUE TO VERY WET CONDITIONS.