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Mine No 6 Coal

Elm Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Mooney James S Sr
Holden, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607134

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
1986–1988
Latest incident
Jul 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

1988 · 6 incidents

July 26, 1988 WV · Coal electrician, lineman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Elm Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE CAME TO THE FEEDER STARTED AROUND FEEDER RAN INTO GUARD.

June 3, 1988 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Elm Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

WALKING AND HIT HEAD ON ROOF BOLT HURTING NECK

April 29, 1988 WV · Coal outside foreman, leadman OTHER
Elm Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

STARTED AROUND BUILDING TO ANSWER TELEPHONE. A GUST OF WIND TEMPORARILY BLINDING HIM, CAUSED HIM TO STUMBLE AND FALL HURTING SHOULDER AND BACK.

March 17, 1988 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elm Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

I NAME WAS GOING THROUGH AIR LOCK CURTAIN OTHER AND ANOTHER DROPPED BELT AS HE STARTED THROUGH.

March 3, 1988 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elm Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SWING A CRIB BLOCK AND TWISTED BACK. BACK POPPED PAIN IN BACK, HIPS AND LEGS.

January 13, 1988 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elm Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES, HE PICKED UP A BOX OF GLUE TO PUT IN SCOOP BUCKET IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING AROUND THE BOX CAME OPEN. IN AN ATTEMPT TO CATCH THE GLUE HE TWISTED BACK.

1987 · 13 incidents

December 7, 1987 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Elm Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

I NAME STATED B6CK STARTED TO HURT NOTHING DONE TO INJURED BUCK RUNNING SHGUTTLE CAR AT THE TIME BACK STARTED HURTING TURNED IN A SRECEIVENCE OF INJURY DATE 9-9-87.

December 1, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elm Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING ON CABL9 LOWER BACK

November 24, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elm Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LOADING PLATES 2N ROOF BOLTER,LIFTING MORE WEIGHT THAN HE SHOULD.

October 22, 1987 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Elm Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

RAN OVER TIMBER3IN ROADWAY PULLING SHUTTLE CAR INTO RIB.

September 8, 1987 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Elm Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

HIT HOLE IN ROA8WAY & JAMMED HEAD AGAINST CANOPY OF SHUTTLE CAR ON 9/8/87.WE FEEL THIS IS REOCCURENCE OF INJURY ON 8/26/87 WHEN I NAME HIT LOOSE COAL IN ROADWAY & CANOPY ROOFED OUT AGAINST ROO F ALTHOUGH MORE3THAN 6 DAYS HAVE PASSED BY.

August 18, 1987 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elm Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

WAS CHANGING BA7TERY ON SCOOP AND HIT HAND AGAINST BATTERY BELL

August 6, 1987 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Elm Coal Corp · Struck by powered moving object

INJURED WAS STA3DING BETWEEN SCOOP AND BELT PAIL PIECE WHICH WAS BEING INSTALLED SCOOP OPERATOR GOT INTO DECK OF SCOOP STARTED SCOOP WHICH MOVED FORWARD WHEN SCOOP MOVED FORWARD BUCKET OF SCOO P STRUCK INJURE8 KNOCKING HIM TO GROUND INJURED TAKEN TO HOSP

August 5, 1987 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Elm Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

SHUTTLE CAR OPE9ATORS SPILLED COAL AND ONE RAN UP ONTO SOME LOOSE COAL AND CANOPY OF SHUTTLE CAR CAUGHT ROOFBOLT CAUSING SHUTTLE CAR TO COME TO ABRUPT HALT.

July 17, 1987 WV · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elm Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ON & HA3GING MINER CABLE ON 7-17-87 2ND SHIFT DID NOT INFORM FOREMAN MELVIN MARCUM. REPORTED TO OTHER EMPLOYEE 3RD SHIFT FOREMAN ON 7-20-87 AT WHICH TIME THE COMPANY ACCIDENT REPORT WA S FILLED OUT A3D FILED ON 12-8-87 CHECKING ACCIDENT REPORT ON FILE, NOTICED FORM 7000-1 HAD NOT BEEN SENT IN.

June 22, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elm Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BENDING ROOF BO5T ROOF BOLT TURNED IN H OLE EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLE IN SHOULDER

May 14, 1987 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
Elm Coal Corp · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

NONE JUST RAISE8 UP FROM SQUATTING POSITION AND TURNED AT SAME TIME.

February 17, 1987 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elm Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING COAL HA6LER TIRE IN SCOOP AND TWISTED LOWER ABCK.

1986 · 2 incidents

December 15, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elm Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

ROOF BOLTER OPR3WAS LOADING PIN SUPPLIES & PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

October 20, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Elm Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

OPERATOR WAS IN8TALLING ROOF BOLT S WITHOUT THE USE OF SAFETY GLASSES RESULTING IN FOREIGN OBJECT IN RIGHT EYE