Mining Incidents

No 5 Mine Coal

Iaeger, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604248

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
33
Years on record
1983–1991
Latest incident
May 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

33 on file

1991 · 3 incidents

May 6, 1991 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE HE WAS ROOF BOLTING, A PIECE OF ROOF FELL AND HIT HIM ON HIS LEFT SIDE.

March 6, 1991 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE HURT HIS UPPER ARM AND ELBOW WHILE LOADING 4' ROOF BOLTS ONTO HIS ROOF BOLTING MACHINE.

1990 · 4 incidents

December 1, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE MOVING ROOF BOLTER UP TO BOLT TOP WHERE OVERCAST HAD BEEN SHOT OUT PIECE OF TOP BETWEEN TWO BOLTS FELL OUT HITTING HIM ON BACK OF NECK & BETWEEN SHOULDER.

July 14, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS HANGING CABLE TO THE TOP WHEN HE FELT SOME PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

April 30, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

HE BUMPED RIGHT KNEE ON DRILL POT OF ROOF BOLTER WHILE LOWERING HEAD DOWN.

1989 · 9 incidents

November 9, 1989 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE HE WAS PULLING ON THE FEEDER CABLE, HE FELT SOMETHING GIVE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

November 4, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE HE WAS PULLING ON A CHECK CURTAIN THAT HAD SOME COAL PUSHED UP ON IT.WHEN THE CURTAIN SLIPPED OUT SUDDENLY,HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE CORNER OF A PARKED SCOOP.

October 3, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HE WAS OPERATING HIS SHUTTLE CAR, THE TIRE BECAME LOOSE INSIDE THE WHEEL AND BEGAN TO THROW METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE WHEEL. SOME OF THE SHAVINGS WENT INTO HIS EYES.

July 24, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck by flying object

LOCK ON WHEEL UNIT BROKE ALLOWING WHEEL TO SLIP CAUSING FINE METAL TO BE STRIPPED OFF WHEEL AND FLY INTO EYE OF SHUTTLE CAR OPER.

May 17, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE DRILLING A ROOF BOLT HOLE, THE DRILL STEEL GOT HUNG IN THE HOLE. THEN WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO GET THE STEEL OUT OF THE HOLE WITH HIS LEFT HAND, THE DRILL STEEL FELL OUT AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT THUMB.

April 28, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE THE INJURED WAS OPERATING THE SHUTTLE CAR HE HAD THE SCOOPE OPERATOR TO LIFT THE BUGGY TO CHANGE A WHEEL UNIT THE BUGGY SLIPPED OFF THE SCOOP BLADE WITH I NAME STILL IN THE OPERATOR DECK THE SUDDEN JOLT CAUSED PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK

March 13, 1989 WV · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Contact with electrical current

I,NAME,ELECTRICIAN, PULLED THE CATHEAD ON A POWER CENTER IN STILL POWER ON THE CABLE. HOWEVER, WHEN HE CUT INTO THE CABLE, THERE WAS STILL POWER ON THE CABLE. THE CATHEAD, OUTLET, AND BREAKER WERE PROPERLY LABELED. AND THE CATHEAD WAS CHAINED ALSO. HE MISTAKENLY PULLED THE WRONG CATHEAD AND DE-ENERGIZED THE WRONG SHUTTLE CAR.

1988 · 3 incidents

October 31, 1988 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE HE WAS RUNNING THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE, A SMALL RIB ROLL OCCURRED PINNING HIS LEFT AG AGAINST THE CANOPY ON THE MINER.

October 20, 1988 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE HE WAS OPERATING CONTINOUR MINER RIPPER HEAD OF MINER GOT H UNG UP IN ROCK HE WAS CUTTING & WHEEN IT BECAME LOOSE MINER DECK SLAMMED TO BOTTOM JARRING OPERATOR.

August 18, 1988 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INAME WAS HANGING A PUMP CABLE ON THE COAL RIB, BEHIND A CHECK CURTAIN, WHEN A SHUTTLE CAR CAME THROUGH THE CURTAIN AND MASHED HIS HAND AGAINST THE COAL RIB.

1987 · 7 incidents

December 12, 1987 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING O3 SOME BELT STRUCTURE, HE STRAINED HIS BACK. THIS WAS DONE WHILE LINING UP BELT LINE

September 21, 1987 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS OPERATIN1 THE SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE CANOPY OF THE SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK THE TOP AND LOOSENED UP A KETTLE BOTTOM LATER THE KETTLE BOTTOM FELL OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT WHILE STILL IN THE SHUTTLE3CAR.

September 1, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

BUMPED END OF E5BOW WORKING ON ROOF BOLTER.

August 12, 1987 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS USING A 6AR TO PRY UP A CATPAD ON A CONTINOUS MINER AND THE BAR SLIPPED STRIKING HIM ONTHE SHOULDER KNOCKING HIM AGAINST THE MINER

May 4, 1987 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS LIFTING 5 TIRE ON A KERSEY TRACTOR IN THE SHOP OUTSIDE.

1986 · 1 incident

December 1, 1986 WV · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Contact with electrical current

WHILE HE WAS IN3THE POWER CENTER HE CONTACTED THE BUS BARS AND RECEIVED A BURN TO HIS FACE AND HANDS.

1985 · 3 incidents

July 22, 1985 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck by falling object

I.NAME AND I.NAME WERE TAKING DOWN THE ANCHOR BOLT FOR THE STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR CABLE WHEN SOME TOP ABOUT 2FT X 6 FT X 4 IN FELL ON TOP OF THEM THIS TOP FELL FROM TWO BOLTS

July 2, 1985 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE SCOOPING ALONG A RIB, HE SCOOPED UP A PIECE OF PLASTICE PIPE BENDING IT AGAINST THE RIB, IT THEN FLEW BACK AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RT. SIDE OF THE HEAD.

February 13, 1985 WV · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

DUE TO THE WEATHER CONDITIONS HIS TRUCK WAS PARKED AT THE FOOT OF THE HILL TO THE MINE SITE AND AS H E LEFT THE JOB AT QUIT TIME AND WALKED TO HIS TRUCK HE FELL ON THE ICE COVERED HILL AND B ROKE HIS LEFT FOREARM

1984 · 1 incident

June 2, 1984 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE HE WAS REPAIRING THE TRAMMING CIRCUIT OF A 270 BATTERY TRACTOR IT JUMPED I NAME THEN SLIPPED UNDER THE TRACTOR CAUSING HIS LEG TO BE TRAPPED RESULTING IN AN INJURY TO HIS LEG

1983 · 2 incidents

January 11, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PINNING TOP UNDER THE CANOPY A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT AND WHILE MR ADDAIR WAS MOVING AWAY FROM THE ROCK HE EXTENDED HIS LEG AND STRAINED HIS KNEE