Mining Incidents

#4 Mine: 15 reportable incidents Coal

Clinch Valley Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Keene Walden
Horsepen, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607332

MSHA record for #4 Mine (mine ID 4607332). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1987–1988
Latest incident
Oct 1988
Ownership history
  1. Clinch Valley Coal Corp 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#4 Mine sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

1988 · 13 incidents

October 31, 1988 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Clinch Valley Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

HE HIT A BUMP AND BUSTED A BACK TOOTH.

October 25, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Clinch Valley Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL THROUGH PINS & HIT HIS RT.SHOULDER & CENTER BACK

October 25, 1988 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Clinch Valley Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SCOOP DRIFTED OFF ON FEET.

September 20, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Clinch Valley Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

A ROCK ON EDGE OF RIB JUST FELL OUT.

July 19, 1988 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinch Valley Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

LIFTING MINER CABLE PICKED IT UP TO THROW ON RIB PAIN HIT.FELL DOWN AND HIT LEFT HIP.

May 23, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Clinch Valley Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

HE WAS BOLTING ROOF WHEN A SLUG FELL STRIKING HIM ON RT. SIDE OF HEAD AND SHOULDER.

March 10, 1988 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Clinch Valley Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING BUGGY WHEN HE RAN IN HOLE IN BOTTOM THROWING I.NAME INTO TOP OF CANOPY ON BUGGY.WENT TO DR -HAS TWISTED PELVIS.

February 25, 1988 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Clinch Valley Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

A PC. OF SLAG FLEW INTO EAR. DIDNT THINK ANYTHING WAS WRONG. HE DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL O-5-88. WENT BACK 5-5-88. DID NOT TEL L US ABOUT THIS UNTIL 6-30-88, ATER HE FOUND OUT HE NEEDS SUR GERY AND WILL MISS WORK FOR TWO TO THREE WEEKS.

1987 · 2 incidents

December 14, 1987 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clinch Valley Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL AT IN7ERSECTION BETWEEN 5 BRK AND #6 HDG.15'WIDE X 14'LONG X 7-10'HIGH.GAVE WAY ABOVE ANCHORAGE OF ROOF BOLTS.

November 7, 1987 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clinch Valley Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

THE ROOF WAS BR2KEN THREE FOOT ABOVE THE ANCHOR POINT OF THE 4' CONVENTIONAL ROOFBOLTS. THE INTERSECTION FELL IN 20' WIDE, 20' LING AND 7 FOOT HIGH BETWEEN SHIFTS.