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Surface #1: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Coalstrip Inc · Surface
Controlled by Mc David J W
Cannelton, Kanawha County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607880

MSHA record for Surface #1 (mine ID 4607880). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1991–1992
Latest incident
Jun 1992
Ownership history
  1. Coalstrip Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Surface #1 sits in Kanawha County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Kanawha County, West Virginia · Population 178,198
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,887
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1992 · 3 incidents

June 29, 1992 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coalstrip Inc · Fall from machine

MOUNTING A 355-A KOMATSU DOZER. SLIPPED AND FELL HURTING BACK AREA.

May 22, 1992 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coalstrip Inc · Struck by falling object

R.R. JACK FELL OVER SMASHING MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND.

April 29, 1992 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coalstrip Inc · Fall from machine

OPERATOR WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER IN STRIP PIT OFF DOZER. SLIPPED AND HURT RIGHT HIP AND RIGHT LEG.

1991 · 4 incidents

June 21, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Coalstrip Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

REPLACING ROCK KNOCKERS ON ROCK TRUCK WRENCH SLIPPED FELL ON GROUND INJURING BACK AND CHEST.

April 9, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Coalstrip Inc · Struck by flying object

DRIVING TRACK BIN OUT, HIT COLONEL PAD,METAL CHIPPED WENT INTO RIGHT KNEE.

April 8, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coalstrip Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS DRIVING TRUCK ON HAUL ROAD, GOT OUT OF TRUCK TO MOVE ROCK OUT OF ROAD AND HURT HIS BACK.

March 20, 1991 WV · Coal FIRE
Coalstrip Inc · Accident type, without injuries

D475A-1 DOZER CAUGHT FIRE AROUND TURBO AREA ON ENGINE FIRE WAS INVESTIGATED BY MSHA INSPECTOR I NAME & I NAME IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE STARTED AROUND THE ENGINE TURBO AREA CAUSED BY POS SIBLY A FUEL LINE ON HYD LINE BUSTED SPRAYING FUEL OR HYD OIL ONTO TURBO CAUSING FIRE