Mining Incidents

No 4 Mine Coal

Stoney Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Henry Paul Kizer
Wyco, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606900

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1985–1988
Latest incident
May 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

1988 · 4 incidents

May 24, 1988 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Stoney Coal Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS TIGHTENING PLUG ON MINER WITH CHISEL WHEN SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND STRUCK IN EYE HE WAS WEARING PRESCRIPTION SAFETY GLASSES AT TIME OF ACCIDETNN

April 6, 1988 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stoney Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HOOKING SCOOP TO ROOF BOLTER WITH CHAIN & CUT HAND N ROOF BOLTER

March 14, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Stoney Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED WHILE IN 2ND MINING IN THE #3PILLAR BLOCK. SLAB OF ROCK BROKE LOOSE AND CAUGHT MINER ON RT. SIDE APPROX. 15' IN LENGTH. AREA WAS WELL-SUPPORTED WITH LINE TIMBERS AND BREAKER POST. FALL OCCURRED APPROX. 50' INBY SPAD 1786 AT PILLAR LINE.

February 13, 1988 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Stoney Coal Company · Struck by falling object

AT #6 ENTRY EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS BITTING UP MINER WHILE IT WAS BEING SERVICE BY ELECTRICIAN WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRUCK LFT HAND MASHING HAND AGAINST FRAME OF MINER. MASHED HAND UP IN MIDDLE & CUT A SMALL PLACE IN MIDDLE OF HAND.

1987 · 3 incidents

April 4, 1987 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Stoney Coal Company · Struck by falling object

A SMALL PIECE O0 DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE BACK AND SHOULDER.

March 2, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Stoney Coal Company · Struck by falling object

DRAW ROCK SLID 2FF THE MINER STRIKING I NAME IN THE LEFT LEG, CUTTING IT TO THE EXTENT OF 4 STITCHES.

February 28, 1987 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stoney Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MOVING PIECE OF3ROCK OFF BOOM OF MINER ROCK SLIPPED OFF AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN FLEX BOARD AND MASHED LEFT AND MIDDLE FINGER.

1986 · 3 incidents

November 13, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stoney Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED GOT3HIS LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MANTRIP AND BOLTER WHILE UNLOADING SUPPLIES ON A STEEP INCLINE.

September 17, 1986 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stoney Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

WAS REACHING UP3HOLDING TO PLATFORM THAT HOLDS MANTRIP CHARGER TO PUT MANTRIP ON CHARG WHEN PLATFORM PULLED LOOSE FROM WALL AND FELL ON HIM. ENERGY RESULTED FROM FALLING BACK ON MANTRIP & HITT ING BACK ON STE9RING WHEEL OF MANTRIP. CHARGE DID NOT FALL DIRECTLY ON HIM.

April 15, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Stoney Coal Company · Struck by falling object

HE WAS BOLTING 7HE FIRST CUT IN THE RIGHT CROSSCUT. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK BROKE OFF AT THE T.R.S. AN CAUGHT HIM ON HIS BACK

1985 · 5 incidents

September 4, 1985 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stoney Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

I.NAME CUT HIS RIGHT HAND PULLING ON A PIECE OF WIRE.

August 26, 1985 WV · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator MACHINERY
Stoney Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HELPING MINER OPERATOR MOVE MINER WHEN I,NAME GOT LEFT FOOT CAUGHT UNDER FLOATING DECK, WAS LAYING MINER CABLE UP IN HOOKS ON MINER.

July 25, 1985 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Stoney Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

INJ OPERATING RAM CAR OVER ROADWAY THAT WAS ROUGH AND INJURED HIS BACK.

April 22, 1985 WV · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator POWERED HAULAGE
Stoney Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SUSTAINED WHEN BACKING RAM CAR UP, CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN CAR AND TRAILOR.