Coal Corp Of America Inc · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL FROM 5 40 FT HIGHWALL STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE RT HIP FRACTURING HIS PELVIS AND RIB
Sackett Surface: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Coal Corp Of America Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Campbell Resources Inc
Bolair,
Webster County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607107
MSHA record for Sackett Surface (mine ID 4607107). 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
- 1986–1987
- Latest incident
- Nov 1987
Ownership history
- Coal Corp Of America Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Sackett Surface sits in Webster County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 7.2% 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.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
2 on file1987 · 1 incident
1986 · 1 incident
April 14, 1986
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Coal Corp Of America Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
GOING AROUND TH9 SIDE OF A STEP BANK AND GOT THE UPPER TRACK ON SOME BRUSH. WHICH BROKE THE GROUND PRESSURE BAYSEIZZY THE DOZER TO UPSET HE WAS THREW OUT OF THE DOZER AND THE TRACK LANDED ON H IS LEGS ON LEG 9EMOVED THE OTHER SEVERELY DAMAGED.