Mine Safety and Health Administration, the incident happened Sept. 28. Walls is survived by his wife, Jonda, and three children, Justice said. "The heart and soul of West Virginia are found in our coal miners, and today, we grieve the loss of one of our own," the governor said....
Colton Walls, 34, of Bruceton Mills, was injured while working as a longwall electrician at the underground Leer Mining Complex operated by Arch Resources in Grafton, Gov. Jim Justice said in a statement. According to the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, the incident happened S...
In February 1883, due to the poor conditions in the mines, the West Virginia Legislature passed the first laws regarding coal mining in the state. The law provided for a qualified mine inspector, and the governor appointed Oscar A. Veazey. His job required him to inspect all mines for adequ...
Walk and I stop the car off the side of Route 3, which runs for miles along the base of Coal River Mountain. We’re trying to get a good look at a valley fill, where rock and debris from a nearby mine piles up between the ridges to the south. It’s hard to see through...
violated federal clean water and mining laws through excessive discharges of selenium from a West Virginia coal mine and failure to install adequate equipment to mitigate the effects of the discharges (Ohio Valley Envtl Coal. v. Marfork Coal Co., S.D.W.Va., No. 12-1464, 8/23/13)....
William “Joe” Crandall was killed in an incident at Arch Resource's ACI Tygart Valley Mine in Taylor County, West Virginia, on Monday. Crandall is the second worker to die as a result of a mine accident in the last month in the coal-producing state. ...
Following an underground mine tour, students from West Virginia University gained a new understanding of the public health industry and felt inspired for their future careers.
Open-flame illumination, however, was a much more common cause of explosions until the introduction of theDavy safety lamp(about 1815), in which the flame is enclosed in a double layer of wire gauze that prevents ignition of flammable gases in the air of the mine. Presence of strong air ...
West Virginia - Coal, Timber, Natural Gas: West Virginia is one of the premier coal-mining regions in the country and the world. Since the 1970s the annual tonnage produced has increased, although the number employed in the industry has steadily declined
West Virginia and Regional History Center Top: So many miners died in the explosion that local undertakers ran out of coffins. Above: Wives waiting for their husbands—many of whom never returned—outside Mine No. 8. The explosion had ripped the 10-ton, 30-foot-tall fan positioned outside...