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South Fork Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Viking Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Avx Inc
Masontown, Preston County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606859

MSHA record for South Fork Mine (mine ID 4606859). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1985–1989
Latest incident
Jan 1989
Ownership history
  1. Viking Coal Company Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

South Fork Mine sits in Preston County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Preston County, West Virginia · Population 34,204
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$61,373
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1989 · 1 incident

January 4, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Viking Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WET SNOW FALLING.EMPL WALKING DOWN FROM SHOP TO YARD.LOST FOOTING ,AS HE WAS FALLING STUCK RIGHT ARM OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF.WEIGTH OF BODY FELL ON RIGHT ARM BREAKING BONE BEHIND WRIST.

1988 · 1 incident

July 14, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Viking Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PUSHING ROOF BOLT AND PLATE UP ROOF HAD INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND ON TOP OF PLATE.PUSHED AGAINST ROOF CAUSING INDEX FINGER TO BE CUT.

1985 · 1 incident

June 18, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Viking Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE MACHINE TO SET UP FOR NEXT PATTERN BOLT ALONG RIB WHNE MACHINE CAUGHT OPERATOR BETWEEN COAL RIB AND MACHINE OPERATOR RECEIVED BACK INJURIES NOT NOTI CABLE AT TIME