Mining Incidents

W-P Coal Company operator

Controlled by Ashland Inc et al
MSHA operator ID: P00037
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
124
Mines on record
4
Years on record
1983–1993

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Incident timeline

1993
2
1992
5
1991
4
1990
9
1989
2
1988
5
1987
15
1986
9
1985
10
1984
39
1983
24 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
November 29, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
W-P Coal Company · Struck by concussion

MOUNTAIN BUMP CREATING AN OUTBURST OF COAL & THE IMPACT THREW THE INJURED PERSON & HIS HEAD STRUCK THE CONTROL OF THE MACHINE & CAUSED HEAD INJURIES.

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