Mining Incidents

Clinton No 4 Mine Coal

Controlled by Thomas Russell (Rick)
Barrett, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607117

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1986–1995
Latest incident
Aug 1995
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

1995 · 5 incidents

August 9, 1995 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Par-U Mining & Development Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DUCK WALKING IN LOW COAL (38"). 2" WATER ON MINE FLOOR. TWISTED LEFT KNEE CONTINUED WORKING TO END OF SHIFT. ALSO WORKED NEXT DAY ENTIRE SHIFT WITH A LOT OF TENDERNESS. WENT TO ER TWO DAYS LA TER.

May 16, 1995 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
Par-U Mining & Development Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN CUTTER BAR AND BAR STOP BROKE ONE FINGER AND SMASHED TWO OTHERS.

April 19, 1995 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Par-U Mining & Development Corp · Struck by flying object

MAN WENT TO PUT BELT BREAK IN. HE CLAIM TO HAVE HIT HIS HEAD ON ROOF. THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN HEIGHT OF ROOF. ALSO THEREIN WAS NOTHING IN ROADWAY TO OF CAUSE THIS MAN CALLED IN NEXT DAY AND SAID HE WAS HURT AND NEVER LEFT INFO, DID NOT GET INFO UNTIL 4-22-95.

1991 · 1 incident

1990 · 4 incidents

July 27, 1990 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dale Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM BUILT A PERMANENT STOPPING.WHILE WEDGING THE STOPPING VICTIM ATTEMPTED TO HIT A WEDGE WITH A HAMMER AND MISSED AND HIT HIS THUMB INSTEAD.

June 21, 1990 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dale Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

SITTING IN SCOOP DECK OBSERVING OTHER SCOOPS HAULING COAL WHEN PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL ON HEAD.

April 24, 1990 WV · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
Dale Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

SCOOP OPERATOR PARKED SCOOP UNDER THE CUTTER'S CABLE BLOCKS. THE CUTTER OPERATOR TOOK UP HIS SLACK CABLE FASTER THAN NARMAL, JERKING HIS CABLE OFF THE CABLE HANGERS AND HITTING THE SCOOP OPER ATOR ON THE HEAD.

1989 · 3 incidents

July 10, 1989 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dale Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL #3 FROM LAST OPEN TO BE FACE APPROX. %50 FEET LONG, 5 FEET HIGH, 18 FEET WIDE.

March 7, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Dale Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

I,NAME WAS INSTALLING CABLE BOARDS IN #5 ENTRY, ONE BREAK INBY SPAD #364, WITH ROOF BOLTER, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS, STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK. ATRS WAS SET IN PLACE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

1988 · 3 incidents

October 26, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dale Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL INTAKE AIRWAY-4 1/2'X16'X40'-1700'OUTBY WORKING SECTION.THE AREA WAS CRIBBED AND BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN RODS AND STRAPS TOP TOOK WEIGHT AND CRUMBLED.

September 20, 1988 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dale Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

OPERATING COAL HAULING SCOOP, GOING TO FEEDER WITH A BUCKET OF COAL IN #1 ENTRY AT LOB, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP CATCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN FRAME OF SCOOP AND ROCK. HAND RECEIVED LAC ERATION, BROKEN MIDDLE FINGER AND THUMB.

March 18, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Vica Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

HE WAS HANGING PINNER CABLE AT INTERSECTION #5 ENTRY SPAD #243. SCOOP WAS CLEANING UP AND WHEN HE BACKED UP, HE WAS ON OFF SIDE OF SCOOP AND SCOOP OP DIDN'T SEE HIM AND BUMPED INTO HIS LEG.

1987 · 1 incident

1986 · 1 incident