Mining Incidents

No 6 Mine Coal

S & M Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Shannon Harold
Coal Mountain, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606792

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
28
Years on record
1984–1987
Latest incident
Dec 1987

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
December 14, 1987 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
S & M Coal Company · Struck by falling object

ROOF FALL APPRO3 600 FT INBY THE #1 PORTAL AT OR NEAR SPAD #6414 TRAPPING THE CONTINOUS MINER OPERATOR

Reportable incidents

27 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1987 · 13 incidents

December 14, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S & M Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WORKING ON ROCK3FALL TRYING TO GET MAN OUT LIFTING ROCK AND HURT BACK

November 16, 1987 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
S & M Coal Company · Struck by falling object

MINER TRAVELING3OVER HUMP BOOM HIT PIECE OF DRAW ROCK AND KNOCKED IT LOOSE, WHEN THE MINER BACKED UNDER ROCK FEWLL AND HIT OPERATOR ON TOP OF HEAD.

October 22, 1987 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S & M Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS UNLOADING L6MBER HOOKED CHAIN TO UNLOADING BUCKET T IGHTENED CHAIN IT BROKE HITTING IN THE FACE NO TIME LOST

August 14, 1987 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
S & M Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

FALL- #23 ENTRY3ON 1ST LEFT PANEL 1 BREAK INBY SPAD NUMBER 7087. 14' WIDE - 40' THICK - 60' LOING.

August 4, 1987 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
S & M Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

UNINTENTIONAL R2OF FALL-APPROXIMATELY 3' THICK,12-15' WIDE,50' LONG ABOUT 40' INBY SPAD #7206 AND ABOUT 800' OUTBY THE FACE AREA.

May 27, 1987 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
S & M Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL UNINT9NTIONAL #2 ENTRY AT SPAD #7102 1ST LEFT PANEL.LENGTH OF FALL-30' ON ONE SIDE; 50' ON OTHER SIDE WIDTH-20' THICKNESS-50".

May 14, 1987 WV · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
S & M Coal Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

REPAIRING BATTE9Y AND IT BLEW UP IN FACE FILLING BOTH EYES WITH BATTERY ACID.

April 13, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
S & M Coal Company · Struck by falling object

DOWN ON KNEES D9ILLING A HOLE WHEN A ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS FEET.

April 6, 1987 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
S & M Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL UNINT9NTIONAL WILL BE CLEANED UP -40'INBY SPAD 7207 #3 ENTRY.ALSO A BELT ENTRY 35'LONG ORIGINATED IN INTERSECTION WIDTH AT INTERSECTION 25'.1-36'' THICK. WIDTH OF ENTRY 18' DATE OF DEVELOPMENT 2-19-87. FELL DURING WEEKEND BETWEEN 4-3-87 & 4-6-87. FOUND AT 5:00AM 4-6-87.

March 18, 1987 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
S & M Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED 1ST LEFT SPAD #5 ENTRY #7209 3FT THICK 23FTX30FT-FALL#1 FALL#2 A#4 ENTRY 2ND RIGHT 3FT THICKJ 25FTX28IN

February 9, 1987 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
S & M Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL-HAPPE3ED IN A SECTION WE JUST MOVED TO-FELL DURING WEEKEND. #1 ENTRY-2 BREAKS INBY SPAD #7088-4"-4' THICK.

1986 · 8 incidents

December 4, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
S & M Coal Company · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF DRAW3ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN PIN AND ATRS HITTING LOWER BACK AND RIGHT LEG.

September 23, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
S & M Coal Company · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRAW R2CK FELL AFTER PUTTING UP THE ATRS ON PIN MACHINE FELL AROUND ATRS HITTING NECK AND BACK.

September 18, 1986 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
S & M Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WAS GOING IN ON3THE M ANTRIP & IT JOLTED HIT KNEE AGAINST THE SIDE OF CAR. THIS IS A REOCCURRENCE OF OLD INJURY.

August 5, 1986 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
S & M Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED 3 RD BREAK OUTBY WORKING FACE ABOVE ANCHORAGE OF BOLTS. THE FALL WAS ABOUT 30 FT LONG 20 FT WIDE AND 5 FT THICK.

June 23, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
S & M Coal Company · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF STEE5 WAS HUNG IN TOP HE WAS TRYING TO PULL THE STEEL DOWN OUT OF THE TOP HE LAID HIS LEFT HAND ONT HE PINNER HEAD & THE STEEL FELL OUT & HIT HAND.

April 16, 1986 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
S & M Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

GETTING LAST PU8HOUT IN #3 BLOCK THE TOP STARTING FULLING BEFORE WE COULD GET MINER OUT THE MEN WAS BACK IN THE CLEAR.

March 27, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
S & M Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

MINER CABLE KNO7KED HIS FEET OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL AND INJURED BACK HAS HAD PREVIOUS BACK INJURY

January 6, 1986 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S & M Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ON MINE9 CABLE AND SPRIANED LOWER BACK HAS PREVIOUSLY HAD BACK PORBLEMS

1985 · 4 incidents

August 30, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
S & M Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

BUMPED ELBOW.

June 20, 1985 WV · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator ELECTRICAL
S & M Coal Company · Contact with electrical current

HE WAS PULLING ON LOADER CABLE & CABLE BLEW UP & BURNED HIS LEFT HAND

May 2, 1985 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S & M Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE SAID HE WAS BENDING ROOF BOLTS AND HURT BACK THIS MAN HAS HAD PREVIOUS BACK INJURIES AND HE DID NOT REPORT THIS TO HSI FOREMAN WE DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS AN ACCIDENT

1984 · 2 incidents

December 4, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S & M Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROOF BOLTING IN WATER AND MUD WAS GOING TO MOVE AND WHEN HE W ENT TO LIFT HIS FOOT THE SUCTION PULLED FOOT AND CAUSED LEG TO BE TWISTED

December 3, 1984 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
S & M Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ABOVE ANCHORAGE OF BOLTS. THE FALL WAS ABOUT 50 FT. LONG 20\ WIDE 5 T/ 6\ THICK, IN NO.4 ENTRY ON THE BELT THE AREA HAD BEEN TIMBERED AND CRIBBED 7 BREAKS O UTBY THE FACE AREA