CAMERON, W.Va. — Four workers were injured Thursday afternoon after an accident involving chemicals at the Marshall County Mine near Cameron.
Marshall County EMA Director Tom Hart said the emergency crews were dispatched at 3:15 p.m. to the Cameron Portal for four patients suffering burns. Marshall County EMS crews from both the Cameron and Moundsville stations were then dispatched to the mine.
“Three crews responded to the call, the Cameron Volunteer Fire Department was notified as well and the Marshall County Decontamination Unit was placed on standby,” Hart said.
Before arriving at the scene EMS crews were informed the incident involved at least four workers.
“When the Cameron Squad arrived on scene they were able to get a quick assessment on the patient conditions and they were receiving assistance from people at the Marshall County Mine,” Hart said.
Hart said the weather was too bad to use an air medical transport, so the patients were taken to WVU Medicine Reynolds Memorial Hospital and WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital.
The type of chemical involved has not been disclosed.