Mining Incidents

Walker Strip #4: 1 reportable incident Coal

Deer Park, Garrett County, MD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1800172

MSHA record for Walker Strip #4 (mine ID 1800172). 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
1992
Latest incident
Sep 1992
Ownership history
  1. Overdorff Coal Co 1950 to 1973
  2. Buffalo Coal Company Inc 1974 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Walker Strip #4 sits in Garrett County, Maryland, where the Census mining category is 1.5% 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.
Garrett County, Maryland · Population 28,713
1.5%
Mining share of county employment
$69,031
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1992 · 1 incident

September 9, 1992 MD · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

SLIPPED OFF THE FUEL TRUCK AND LANDED ON HIS BACK.