Mining Incidents

Sewell No 1 Coal

Tug Huff Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Horn Steve
Roderfield, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606390

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1987 · 1 incident

1983 · 2 incidents

August 9, 1983 WV · Coal electrician, lineman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck by falling object

HE WAS PULLING DOWN SOME TOP WITH A BAR AND WHEN THE TOP CAME IT LANDED ON THE BAR THE BAR THEN RIPPED HIS RT LEG AT THE THIGH AND GAVE HIM THREE SIMPLE FRACTURES OF THE LEGAND BROKE HIS RT I NDEX FINGER

April 16, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck by falling object

LEANING OVER ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AND PIECE OF TOP FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK EMPL ON NECK AND SHOULDER.