Mining Incidents

Wharton No 11 Mine: 16 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Hanson PLC
Wharton, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604500

MSHA record for Wharton No 11 Mine (mine ID 4604500). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Nov 1987
Ownership history
  1. Eastern Associated Coal Corp 1975 to 1987
  2. Eastern Associated Coal Corp 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Wharton No 11 Mine sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

1987 · 4 incidents

November 13, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

UNKNOWN ALLEGED3LUNG IMPAIRMENT.

February 23, 1987 WV · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AWARDED 5% PERM5NTENT PARTIAL DISABILIITY FOR HEARING LOSS.

February 10, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

THE EMPLOYEE HA8 BEEN GRANTED 5% PERMANENT/PARTIAL DISABILITY DUE TO PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

January 27, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE HAS BE9N GRANTED 5% PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY DUE TO PNEUMOCONIOSIS

1986 · 3 incidents

December 1, 1986 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Unclassified, insufficient data

THE EMPLOYEE HA8 BEN GRANTED 0.5% PERMENENT/PARTIAL DISABILITY DUE TO HEARING I,MPAIRMENT.

November 14, 1986 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPL GRANTED PE9M/PARTIAL DISABILITY DUE TO PNEUMOCONIOSIS 20%.

June 5, 1986 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A TIMBER DISLOD1ED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEES RT HAND BETWEEN TIMBER AND ROPE BELT STRUCTURE

1985 · 3 incidents

September 25, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A ROUND WOODEN POST BEING THROWN BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.

August 20, 1985 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EMP WAS TIGHTENING A ROOF BOLTER WHEEL NUT WITH RATCHET AND CHEATER BAR- BAR SLIPPED LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST ROOF BLOLT MACHINE

July 17, 1985 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE STGRUCK A BANDING TOOL SPLICING A WATER HOSE & A FOREIGN OBJECT LEW FROM THE BANDING TOOL INTO HIS LEFT HAND

1984 · 1 incident

June 4, 1984 WV · Coal DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

THE EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN GRANTED 10% PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY DUE TO PNEUMCONISIS

1983 · 5 incidents

October 3, 1983 WV · Coal DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

April 11, 1983 WV · Coal DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMP HAS BEEN GRANTED 20% PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY DUE TO PNEUMOCONIOSIS

April 11, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMP HAD BEEN GRANTED 15% PERMANENT DISABILITY DUE TO PNEUMOCONIOSIS