Mining Incidents

No 4 Mine Coal

Coal-X Inc · Underground
Controlled by Gulf Energy Corp
Man, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605961

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Feb 1984
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

1984 · 2 incidents

February 20, 1984 WV · Coal master electrician FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coal-X Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN OUTSIDE AND WAS ON HIS WAY BACK INTO MINES AND TOP FELL.

January 9, 1984 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal-X Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING TIMBERS AND STRAINED BACK.

1983 · 12 incidents

October 19, 1983 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal-X Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING LEAD ON A CUTTING MACHINE & SPRAINED BACK.

May 3, 1983 WV · Coal loader head operator, roscoe operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coal-X Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS A LOADER OPERATOR & THE TOP STARTED WORKING & FALLING IN & OPERATOR JUMPED OFF THE MACHINE & STARTED RUNNING FROM THE AREA & FELL DOWN ON HIS HAND.

April 12, 1983 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal-X Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PICKED UP A OXYGEN TANK AND TURNED TO PUT IT DOWN AND PULLED SOMETHING IN SIDE MUSCULAR SPASM LEFT SIDE ABDOMEN

April 7, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal-X Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS SLIDING GALIS OVER WITH HEAD ON BOTTOM AND GAILS HEAD GOT UP ON HIS FOOT

March 24, 1983 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal-X Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING STANDS ON BELT LINE PULLING WITH ENTRIE BODY INSTEAD OF USING JACK CORONARY SPASM AND OR INSUFFIENCY

March 17, 1983 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey MACHINERY
Coal-X Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL ON CUTTER AND GOT FOOT IN BEHIND WHEEL AND FRAME OF MACHINE CUTTER OPERATOR CUT WHEEL AND FOWLED RIGHT FOOT.SOFT TISSUE JOINT SWELLING OG RIGHT FOOT.

March 15, 1983 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal-X Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PICKING UP BATTERY CELL FROM SCOOP CAUSING HERNIA.

March 14, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Coal-X Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

JACKING TAIL PIECE AND JACKBAR HIT IN CHIN.LACERATION LEFT CHIN.

March 8, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) ELECTRICAL
Coal-X Inc · Contact with electrical current

EMPLOYEE WAS PINNING TOP AND PINNER GOT A DEAD GROUND ON IT AND SHOCKED HIM.

February 1, 1983 WV · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Coal-X Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING BITS IN CUTTER CHAIN AND CAUGHT HAND WITH WRENCH FRACTURE TO 4TH FINGER ON LEFT HAND

January 5, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal-X Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS LIFTING ROOF BOLTS AND HURT HIS BACK