Mining Incidents

Viking #1 Coal

Viking Resources Inc · Underground
Controlled by Peggy Brown
Panther, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4605737

MSHA record for Viking #1 (mine ID 4605737). 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
1996–1998
Latest incident
Jun 1998
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1998 · 1 incident

June 11, 1998 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Acme Leasing Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CAME TO THE MINES TO CHECK PUMPS, HE TRY TO MOVE THE PUMP IN DEEPER WATER DOING THIS HE HURT HIS BACK THE NEXT WORK SHIFT WAS ON MONDAY THAT WHEN EE TOLD US THAT HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK

1997 · 1 incident

February 1, 1997 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tiffany Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

PULLED RIPPER JACK PINS TO MEASURE PISTONS WAS KNOCKING JACK BACK INTO CLEVIS JACK FELL ONTO RIGHT RING FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER.

1996 · 1 incident

January 22, 1996 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Tiffany Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS REMOVING A FLAT ROCK FROM TAIL PIECE AND IT DISLODGED AND CAUGHT HIS LIGHT CORD AND DRAGGED HIM 10' DOWN BELT LINE.

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The full compliance file on Viking #1

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.