Mining Incidents

Pokey No 1 Mine Coal

Red Bone Mining Company · Underground
Controlled by Kristopher C Lilly
Maidsville, Monongalia County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605054

MSHA record for Pokey No 1 Mine (mine ID 4605054). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
28
Years on record
1986–1996
Latest incident
Sep 1996
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

28 on file

1996 · 2 incidents

August 22, 1996 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Red Bone Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING A MANTRIP VEHICLE IN AN UNSAFE MANNER BY FOLLOWING A SECOND MANTRIP VEHICLE TOO CLOSELY. THE LEAD VEHICLE STOPPED TO DISCHARGE PASSENGERS AND EE HIT THE REAR OF THAT VEHICLE W ITH HIS MANTRIP. HE BRUISED HIS LEFT UPPER LEG.

1994 · 3 incidents

November 28, 1994 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Red Bone Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF AREA WAS DAMP WITH SLIPS DUE TO CLAY VEIN. THIS ROOF AREA WAS UNDER WATER FOR 11 WEEKS, DURING APRIL & MAY OF 1994. THIS I FEEL WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THE ROOF CONDITION IN THE FALL AREA. THIS AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5' & 6' BOLTS &1 HOLE BOARDS.

August 8, 1994 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Red Bone Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON SOME DAMP SOIL AND FELL, HE HAS A PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

February 4, 1994 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Red Bone Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

THIS FALL WAS IN AN AREA THAT IS NOT A TRAVEL WAY. FOR THAT REASON THE AREA WAS NOT OBSERVED TAKING WEIGHT. THE AREA WAS DAMP WITH SLIPS DUE TO CLAY VEIN. THERE WAS NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.

1993 · 2 incidents

October 6, 1993 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Red Bone Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING 50# BAGS OF ROCK DUST ONTO THE BELT. HE LIFTED AND TWISTED AT THE SAME TIME. HE FELT SHARP LOWER BACK PAIN AT THAT TIME.

August 17, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Red Bone Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

RPPF AREA WAS DA,[. WOTJ S;O[S DIE TP A C;AU VEOM. MP EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAGED - A PERMANENT STOPPING WAS CRUSHED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.

1992 · 2 incidents

August 10, 1992 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gray Stone Mining Inc · Rubbed or abraded

25330MAN WAS SHOVELING SPILLAGE FROM AROUND HEAD DRIVE BENT OVER AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LUMBAR BACK PAIN.

April 7, 1992 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Gray Stone Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

SEVERAL CLAY VAINS IN INTERSECTION WITH SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER PRESENT OFF SET INTERSECTION OF 4 BELT LINE FELL LIFT HIGH 15 & 19 FT WIDE AND 40 FT LONG FALL WAS CLEANED UP BOLTED AND SCREANED.

1991 · 2 incidents

August 15, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gray Stone Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

KNOCKING PART TO REPLACE SLIVER OF METAL FROM U JOINT BROKE OFF WENT IN INDEX FINGER BELOW SKIN

March 25, 1991 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Gray Stone Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

7 BLOCKS OUTBY SECTION 80 FT INBY SPAD 1024 INTERSECTION WITH WATER COMING OUT OF TOP WITH CLAY VANES PRESENT FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP CRIBED AND POSTED OFF DANGERED OFF.

1990 · 6 incidents

October 2, 1990 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gray Stone Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

SHOVELING ALONG BELT LINE SPRAINED BACK LIFTING SHOVEL.

July 11, 1990 WV · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman POWERED HAULAGE
Gray Stone Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OUTSIDE MAIN CAUGHT GLOVE IN CHAIN ON HOPPER. WHILE GREASING CHAIN, HAND WAS PULLED INTO CHAIN CUTTING OFF ABOUT 1/2" OF INDEX FINGER AND CUTTING MIDDLE FINGER.

July 9, 1990 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Gray Stone Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A FALL NEAR SPAD 1268 IN #2 HDG LEFT RETURN ABOUT 18 TO 20 FT HIGH, 18' LONG, 15 FT WIDE OCCURRED ON THE WEEKEND BETWEEN SHIFTS. FALL TIMBERED UP. CLAY VEINS AND BROKEN TOP IN THIS AREA.

June 21, 1990 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Gray Stone Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

CLAY VANES IN TOP. TOP WAS BOLTED WITH LONGER BOLTS. FALL IN #7 RETURN OUTBY SECTION CRIBBED POST SET FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

June 2, 1990 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gray Stone Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BELT MAN WAS CUTTING BELT KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT WRIST.

1989 · 6 incidents

September 29, 1989 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Gray Stone Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

BELT MAN WAS SHOVELING ALONG BELT WHEN A ROCK ABOUT 4 TO 6 INCHES SQUAIR AND 1 TO 2 INCHES THICK FELL FROM ROOF AND HIT HIM ON THE FOREARM.

June 9, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Gray Stone Mining Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

SAID HE WAS LIGHT HEADED, HE SAT DOWN ON BUCKET TO REST. HE PASSED OUT WAS FOUND BY EMPLOYEE NAME 2. EMS WAS CALLED THEY SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM TITH HIS HEART.

May 20, 1989 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Gray Stone Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

CLAY VANE WITH WATER IN TOP FALL ABOUT 8'H 25'L 25'W #2 HDG GRIBS AND POST SET FALL WILL NO BE CLEANED UP DANGERED OFF

1988 · 3 incidents

September 12, 1988 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Gray Stone Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER WAS GOING AROUND CORNER AND THE MINER CABLE WAS HANGING DOWNHIS SELF RESURER CAUGHT THE MINER CABLE AND PUSHED IT INT HIS RIBS.

August 13, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gray Stone Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING ROCK OFF OUTSIDE TIPPLE BELT TWISTING BACK

February 18, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gray Stone Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BOLTER HELPER WS KNEELING ON HIS KNEES AND WEARING KNEE PADS, HE TURNED TO HAND OPERATOR A BOLT, HIS LOWER LEG DID NOT MOVE WITH HIM, TWISTING HIS KNEE CAUSING THE CARTILAGE IN THE KNEE TO BE TORN.

1987 · 1 incident

1986 · 1 incident

May 6, 1986 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Gray Stone Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

NO EQUIPMENT IN5OLVED THERE FOR NO DAMAGE-VENTILATION OR TRAVEL IS NOT EFFECTED. CLAY VEIN IN INTERSECTION COUPLED WITH THE PRESENCE OF LAMINATED SANDSTONE TOP.

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