Mining Incidents

No 5 Mine Coal

Stoney Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Henry Paul Kizer
Helen, Raleigh County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607031

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1987–1995
Latest incident
Mar 1995
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1995 · 1 incident

March 29, 1995 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Stoney Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL DISCOVERED AT 10:00AM ON MAR 29 1995 FALL WAS IN FAN ENTRY APPROX 70FT INBY THE FAN IN #1 ENTRY OF HUGHES MAINS THE FALL WAS 20FT WIDE 4 TO 6FT LONG& 42IN THICK THE ENTRY WAS BOLTED WITH 42IN BOLTS (EXP) & ONE ROW OF TIMBERS IT RESTRICTED TRAVEL & AIR MOEMENT A PASSAGEWAY WILL BE CLEANED UP TO ALLOW MOVEMENT OF MEN

1993 · 2 incidents

December 7, 1993 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stoney Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED WAS TARPING TRUCK IN LOADING HOLE TRIPPED AND FELL OFF OF TRUCK ON TO COAL PILE FALLING ABOUT 10 FT KNOCKING HIM OUT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES.

June 2, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Stoney Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING STRACKER ON BELTLIVE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK BOUNCED OFF OF BELT HITTING 15 LEFT HIP.

1988 · 1 incident

1987 · 5 incidents

November 21, 1987 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Stoney Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED3WAS HELPING ELECTRICAN TAKE LINK OUT O F CONVEYOR CHAIN THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN THE EYE WITH A FIGCE OFF OF A CHISEL.

October 27, 1987 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Stoney Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS GOING UNDER MINER CABLE CAUGHT HEAD ON CABLE RUN S.C. INTO RIB

February 5, 1987 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Stoney Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTENING LUGS3UP ON WHEEL LUG BROKE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE LUG WRENCH HITTING LEG.