Mining Incidents

CHECKMATE POWELLTONCoal

Whitesville, Boone County, WV · NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4609640
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2023–2026
Latest incident
Feb 2026
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2026 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

A non-injury roof fall was discovered in the scoop roadway 2 breaks inby punch out. Spad #382 across from fall in the belt entry. Fall measured approximately 25 feet long x 16 feet wide x 5 feet high. Fall has been timbered off and danger signs posted on all approaches. This mine is in non-producing status.

2025 · 2 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

A non-injury roof fall was discovered on the #2 Section 1 brk inby spad no. 575. Fall measured approximately 25 feet long x 15 feet wide x 8 feet high. Fall has been timbered off and danger signs posted on all approaches. This mine is in non-producing status.

Accident type, without injuries

A non-injury roof fall was discovered during the weekly examination on the # 2 Section near spad no. 581. Fall measured approximately 60 feet long x 20 feet wide x 14 feet high. Fall has been timbered off and danger signs posted on all approaches. This mine is in non-producing status.

2024 · 7 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting cable bolts off of the top of 5ft bolts that were in an insert to load the roof bolter.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Loading top rollers for conveyor belt into scoop insert and felt pain in abdomen. Injured continued to work up until 08/12/2024. Safety Department was notified on 08/19/2024 that injured has a hernia (unrepaired) diagnosis. Injured returned to work on 08/19/2024. Standard time charge of 50 days applies.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Walking down incline slipped in gravel and mud; knee bent backwards (hyper extended); walking from parking lot to bath house

Struck by falling object

Employee was assisting in unloading supplies when a pallet of block on the fork lift hit the water line causing it to fall, striking the employee on the left ankle and track rail.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was getting out of the middle of the shuttle car and twisted their left knee when they stepped on a rock in the mud.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was watching 8"" Poly Pipe as Motor was pulling it up the track entry when the tail of the pipe swung around striking the employee in the left leg.

Struck by flying object

Employee was inching up to install a rib bolt when the canopy struck a cable bolt popping the nut off causing it to fly off and strike the employee in the upper lip.

2023 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking down the entry and slipped on a ledge hurting their left knee. This was a file only accident and the employee continued to work until 6-22-2024. This is now a Lost Time.