Mining Incidents

Sams Branch Surface Coal

Controlled by El Paso Energy Corp
Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608013

MSHA record for Sams Branch Surface (mine ID 4608013). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Jul 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1991 · 1 incident

July 2, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Diamond Black Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN 2 AUGERS RESULTING IN COMPOUND FX OF FIRST (R) FINGER)

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