Struck by falling object
Excavator was working in Redwine pit, highwall collapsed causing rock to fall on excavator. This caused a fatal injury to operator.
Stonega Strip #10Coal
J W Construction Company Inc · Surface
Controlled by Jerry W Wharton
Appalachia, Wise County, VA · Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 4407256
- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2011–2024
- Latest incident
- Sep 2024
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
2 on file (excluding fatalities above)2024 · 1 incident
Struck by falling object
992K Cat loader - loading shot material into 777F Rock Trucks in coal pit. Employee going into pit to get a bucket of shot material. Right side of highwall fell and struck front of loader and front cab area.
2011 · 1 incident
Struck by flying object
Employee was removing a loader tooth, he struck tooth and a small piece of metal came off of the tooth and lodged under the skin of the left knee.