Mining Incidents

REISS VIKING DIVISION OF THE C.: 10 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Reiss Viking Division · Facility
Controlled by Koch Industries Inc
Webster County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606342

MSHA record for REISS VIKING DIVISION OF THE C. (mine ID 4606342). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1985–1996
Latest incident
Nov 1996
Ownership history
  1. Gauley Industries Inc 1981 to 1983
  2. Reiss Viking Corp 1983 to 1986
  3. Reiss Viking Division 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

REISS VIKING DIVISION OF THE C. 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

10 on file

1996 · 1 incident

November 20, 1996 WV · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Reiss Viking Division · Struck by falling object

I WAS CARRYING A COPY MACHINE IN OFFICE SLIPPED ON STEP COPY MACHINE FELL ON LEFT LEG AND ANKLE. ON 11-20-96 LEG WAS STILL SORE I SLIPPED I MUD AND HURT THE LEG IN THE SAME AREA. I WENT TO H OSP. AN DHAD IT X-RAYED. THE LEG WAS CUT INSIDE AND BRUISED BADLY.

1991 · 1 incident

February 18, 1991 WV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Reiss Viking Division · Rubbed or abraded

RUBBED EYE GOT A PIECE OF DIRT IN EYE.

1990 · 2 incidents

June 15, 1990 WV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Reiss Viking Division · Fall to the walkway or working surface

MILL OPERATOR WORKING AT BIN- STEPPED BACK AND ROLLED ANKLE AND SAT DOWN ON ANKLE.

June 12, 1990 WV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Reiss Viking Division · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING UNLOADER ON TRUCK BY HITTIN GOLD UNLOADER WITH HAMMER. HAMMER BOUNCED OFF & HIT KNEE.

1988 · 4 incidents

December 12, 1988 WV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Reiss Viking Division · Struck against a moving object

HIT BUMP ON OVERPASS ROUTE 79-HURT NECK AND SPINE.

July 22, 1988 WV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Reiss Viking Division · Struck against a moving object

BRUISED TAIL BONE DRIVING KENWORTH TRACTOR.

January 11, 1988 WV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Reiss Viking Division · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING BATTERY CHARGER BOSTING TRUCK TO START.

1986 · 1 incident

August 27, 1986 WV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Reiss Viking Corp · Struck by flying object

DRILLING HOLE I3 DEAD LEG FOR TRAILER ALONE EMP SAID HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND STEEL CAME OVER THE TOP OF GLASES

1985 · 1 incident

May 15, 1985 WV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Reiss Viking Corp · Struck by flying object

MAN WAS TAKING STEEL PIN OUT OF BUCKET ELEVATOR CHAIN WITH HAMMER PUNCH.