Mining Incidents

Stark Mine: 9 reportable incidents Coal

Lappitt Inc · Underground
Controlled by Albert F Robinson
West Milford, Harrison County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607792

MSHA record for Stark Mine (mine ID 4607792). 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
1991–1993
Latest incident
May 1993
Ownership history
  1. Fossil Energies Mining Corp 1989 to 1992
  2. West Milford Mining Company J V 1992 to 1993
  3. Lappitt Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Stark Mine sits in Harrison County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.9% 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.
Harrison County, West Virginia · Population 65,407
2.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,326
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1993 · 4 incidents

May 21, 1993 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
West Milford Mining Company J V · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PAN WAS HELPING BUILD A BRIDGE IN THE ROADWAY TO THE SECTION AND STEPPED IN A HOLE HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OVER SIDEWAYS STRAINING HIS BACK.

May 7, 1993 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
West Milford Mining Company J V · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED HAD LOADED A COAL TRUCK AND THEN STOPPED THE LOADER AND WAS STEPPING OFF THE LOADER STEPS AND STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL ABOUT 10" DIAMETER AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

January 26, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
West Milford Mining Company J V · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 001 SECTION AND SPAD 101 INTERSECTION ONE CROSS CUT INBY THE FEEDER THE INTERSECTION FELL APPROX. 5 FT TO 61/2 HIGH 18 FT WIDE AND 18 FT LONG THE AREA WAS SUPPORDED WITH 5 FT AND 6 FT 3/4 INCH FULL GROUTED ROOF BOLTS RESIN A CLAY VEIN MAY HAVE WEAKED THE AREA.

1992 · 2 incidents

July 17, 1992 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Fossil Energies Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

65007-17-92 AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #2 SUPPLY ENTRY 50' INBY THE PIT MOUTH.IT IS 15' WIDE 40' LONG AND 8' HIGH.THIS IS A 3-WAY INTERSECTION THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY FALLEN AND WA

April 14, 1992 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Fossil Energies Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

MINE IDLE FROM FEB 21 TO APRIL 13 A ROOF FALL OCCURRED SOMETIME DURING THIS PERIOD 120FT INBY SUERVEY STATION 1/4 THE FALL IS 14 FT WIDE AND 9 FT HIGH AND 70 FT LONG IT IS LOCATED 750 FT OUTBY THE FACE NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED AND NO EFFECT ONVENTILATION.

1991 · 3 incidents

October 31, 1991 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fossil Energies Mining Corp · Struck against stationary object

I NAME HAD JUST FINISHED EMPTYING THE DUST BOX ON THE BOLTER WHEN HE CLOSED THE LID ON THE DUST BOX H IS HAND STEPPED OFF THE LEVER & JAMMED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE BOX CAUSING THE LAST FINGER ON HIS RT HAND TO BE DISLOCATED

September 21, 1991 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Fossil Energies Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE FIRST INTERSECTION IN THE NO 1 ENTRY.THE ROOF IN THIS AREA IS SATURATED WITH WATER AND A CLAY VEOIN WAS PRESENT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION.