The employee stepped out of manhole and onto the slope and was struck by a slope tractor traveling down the slope.
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- Fatalities
- 4
- Total incidents
- 739
- Mines on record
- 18
- Years on record
- 2013–2026
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE 3 fatalities · 41 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality · 158 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 162 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 83 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 67 non-fatal
- DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS 59 non-fatal
Incident timeline
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- Buchanan Mine #1 VA
- Lower War Eagle WV
- Powellton #1 Mine WV
- Muddy Bridge WV
- EAGLE NO 1 MINE WV
- Saunders Preparation Plant WV
- MOUNTAINEER POCAHONTAS NO 1 MINE WV
- Elklick Surface Mine WV
- North Fork Winifrede Deep Mine WV
- Mountaineer Pocahontas No 1 Prep Plant WV
- Kuhn Ridge WV
- Laurel Fork Mine WV
- Toney Fork Surface Mine WV
- Elk Lick Tipple WV
- Pollock Knob Surface Mine WV
- Pocahontas Mine WV
- Midland Trail Mine No 2 WV
- Mountaineer Pocahontas No 3 Mine WV
Fatalities under this controller
4 recordedEmployee was struck-by a rock in the 2 Right crosscut of the 16 East Section, while traveling under unsupported roof.
Truck bed turned over while dumping after load failed to clear from bed. This caused the truck to tip up on passenger side tires-truck did not turn over or sustain any damage. Material was wet and damp and temp. was cold. Driver chose not to use bed treatment station provided by company. Trailer appeared to be loaded toward the front. Driver chose to jump from truck.
There were no witnesses to the event. Employee was found with right arm caught by the hold up roller of the remote discharge of the #1 conveyor. When found by crew members, employee was not responsive. Employee was transported to the surface when employee was pronounced deceased.