Mining Incidents

No 4 Mine Coal

Cannelton Industries Inc · Underground
Peytona, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4602061

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Mar 1986
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

1986 · 2 incidents

March 11, 1986 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cannelton Industries Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONA5 ROOF FALL OCCURRED APPROX 2800FT FROM THE FACE IN THE #5 RETURN AIR ENTRY FALL MEASURES 20FTX20FTBY 0TO5FT THICK

1985 · 7 incidents

November 4, 1985 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cannelton Industries Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY APPROX 200 FT OUTBY PILLAR THE FALL MEASURES APPROX 40 FT LONG 20 FT WIDE AND 0-5 THICK NO INJURIES NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED

October 29, 1985 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cannelton Industries Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRRED IN THE #2 TRACK ENTRY APPROXIMATELY 700 FT. INSIDE OF DRIFT. FALL MEASURED 0 TO 4\ BY 15 FT BY 15 FT. NO INJURIES INVOLVED.

August 4, 1985 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cannelton Industries Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #5 ENTRY INTERSECTION L.O.C. FALL MEASURED 20 FT WIDE X 20 FT LONG AND 0 TO 6 FT THICK FIREBOSS FOUND FALL DURING HIS PRE-SHIFT EZAM FOR THE DAY SHI FT TIME OF SLATE FALL COULD NOT BE DETERMINED NO INJURIES NOR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED

May 6, 1985 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cannelton Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME HELPING PUT UP BELT A FRAMES.HOLDING A FRAME IN POSITION UP PRESSURE WAS APPLIED CATCHING THUMB BETWEEN A FRAME AND THE ROOF.

May 4, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cannelton Industries Inc · Struck against stationary object

I NAME WAS GETTING OF THE #3 JEEP PERSONEL CARRIER WHEN HE BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE #3 JEEP.

May 2, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Cannelton Industries Inc · Struck by falling object

I NAME WAS DRILLING A HOLE TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE BROKE OUT AROUND THE HOLE. THE SLATE HIT THE EDGE OF THE OPERATORS CANOPY ON THE BOLTER AND FLIPPED INTO THE OPERATORS C OMPTMENT STRIKING HIS ON THE RIGHT KNEE.

1984 · 2 incidents

September 21, 1984 WV · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Cannelton Industries Inc · Flash burns (electric)

I,NAME WAS CHECKING VOLTAGE ON A ROOF BOLT BREAKER IN THE SECTION TRANSFORMER HIS METER WAS ON THE WRONG SETTING. WHEN THE METER PROBES WERE TOUCHED TO THE ENERGIZED TOP PART OF THE BREAKER AN ELECTRIC ARC OCCURRED, BURNING BOTH HANDS AND HIS FACE.

July 25, 1984 WV · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Cannelton Industries Inc · Contact with electrical current

I.NAME WAS PREPARING TO MAKE A SPLICE IN A S/C CABLE. HE DISCONNECTED THE CAT HEAD LOCKED & RUGGED THE CAT HEAD OUT WENT BACK & CUT INTO WRONG CABLE CAUSING BURNS TO BOTH HANDS.

1983 · 8 incidents

December 22, 1983 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Cannelton Industries Inc · Struck by flying object

MR. NELSON WAS HELPING DRILL AN ANCHOR HOLE IN THE BOTTOM WITH A BUTTERFLY DRILL. WHILE DRILLING THE HOLE THE DRILL STALLED. AS THE DRILL STALLED MR. NELSON LET GO OF THE HANDLE, ALLOWING THE HANDLE TO FLY AROUND AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT FOREARM.

November 28, 1983 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Cannelton Industries Inc · Struck against a moving object

TRAMMING UNITRAC TO END OF TRACK TO GET LOAD OF OIL WHEN RAN OVER ROCK IN ROADWAY AND BOUNCED HIM IN DECK CAUSING CONTUSIONS TO BOTH ELBOWS.

November 20, 1983 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cannelton Industries Inc · Accident type, without injuries

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IN #2 ENTRY ON 009 2 WEST SECTION. FALL MEASURED 200\ LONG 18\ WIDE & 0 TO 8\ THICK. FALL COVERED A BUTTY UP

October 25, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cannelton Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MR BERRY WAS HELPING TO LOAD RAILS ONTO THE RAIL TRUCKS WHEN ONE RAIL SLIPPED, HITTING HIS FOOT AGAINST ANOTHER RAIL.

August 2, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Cannelton Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT PLATE AGAINST THE ROOF WHEN HE REACHED TO REPOSITION THE PLATE HIT THE BOOM LEFT AND MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ROOF AND THE PLATE

July 1, 1983 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cannelton Industries Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL ON TRACK AT MOUTH OF OLD 6-A BUTT MANTRIP ROAD FALL MEASURED 0TO4FT THICK-40FT LONG AND 20FT WIDE

May 25, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cannelton Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS OPERATING SHUTTLECAR WITH HIS HAND ON EDGE OF DECK WHEN SHUTTLECAR GTO TOO CLOSE TO COAL RIB CATCHING FINGERS BETWEEN DECK AND RIB