Mining Incidents

Mine No 4a Coal

D & K Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Thomas G Toler
Near Erbacon, Braxton County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606115

MSHA record for Mine No 4a (mine ID 4606115). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1984–1986
Latest incident
Oct 1986
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1986 · 3 incidents

August 27, 1986 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
D & K Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SECTION FOREMAN3& ELECTRICIAN WERE MOVING BATTERY CHAGER WITH A 488- S&S SCOOP. FOREMAN PUSHED BATTERY CHARGER OUT & PINNED ELECT AGAINST RIB.

February 6, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
D & K Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK 32' THICK X 12'' ROUND FELL AND HIT EMPL ON RIGHT LEG.

1985 · 1 incident

1984 · 1 incident

July 6, 1984 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
D & K Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED MAN STEPPED BETWEEN SCOOP & TAIL PIECE WHILE SCOOP WAS IN MOTION CAUSING BRUISE TO CALF OF RIGHT LEG.

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The full compliance file on Mine No 4a

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.