Health, Safety & Personal Injury Law Blog
August 5, 2022 • Coal Mining Accidents,Workplace Safety in West Virginia,WV Trucking Accidents,WV Work Accidents
Fatal WV Mining Accident Trucking Contractor’s Fault Says MSHA
On August 11, 2021, Timothy “Timbo” Collins was killed at Carter Roag Coal Company’s Star Bridge Preparation Plant when a haul truck crushed him during an inspection of his truck. Mr. Collins was a 53-year-old man from Mill Creek, WV, with 10 years of truck driving experience. He left behind a wife and two children. …
read moreFebruary 2, 2021 • Coal Mining Accidents
Is MSHA Doing Enough to Protect WV Coal Miners During COVID?
MSHA, the Mine Safety and Health Administration, recently released a statement that twenty-nine miners died on the job in 2020. The fatality report represents a 7.4% increase from 2019, but coal miners represented five of the deaths, which is less than previous years. Out of the five coal miner deaths, two occurred in West Virginia. …
read moreMarch 11, 2015 • Coal Mining Accidents
UPDATE: Coal Miner Injured in Fatal Marshall County, WV Mine Collapse Released From Hospital
Good news — According to the office of Miner’s, Safety & Training, one of the two coal miners injured in a fatal incident that occurred Sunday evening, March 8, 2015, at the McElroy Mine in Marshall County was released from the hospital. The other miner remains hospitalized. Unfortunately, the other of the three miners involved was…
read moreJune 8, 2014 • Coal Mining Accidents,WV Work Accidents
Coal Miner seriously injured in Raleigh County
Miner Hurt After Accident At Raleigh County Coal Mine A miner was seriously injured Saturday afternoon after an accident at Alpha Natural Resources coal mine in Raleigh County. “A miner was hit by a rock in the hip,” T.D. Lively, a spokesman for the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. The incident happened…
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