Mining Incidents

Mine No 6 Coal

Shady Lane Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Ted Osborne Jr
Jolo, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607296

MSHA record for Mine No 6 (mine ID 4607296). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
24
Years on record
1987–1999
Latest incident
Jan 1999
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2018
2
inspections on record
6
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 6 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

24 on file

1999 · 1 incident

January 2, 1999 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jim-Dawn Coal Leasing Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A MINER CABLE, AND IN THE PROCESS HE INDICATED THAT HE HURT HIS BACK.

1995 · 2 incidents

February 2, 1995 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sunrise Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

VICTIM WAS DRILLING ROCK WHEN DRILL STEEL GOT HUNG IN HOLE & HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL STEEL OUT & SPRUNG HIS RIGHT WRIST.

1994 · 1 incident

1993 · 1 incident

October 26, 1993 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Sunrise Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

VICTIM WAS TRAMMING BRIDGE SYSTEM WHEN EH WENT OVER A HIGH PLACE IN BOTTOM CAUSING SYSTEM TO RAISE UP INTO TOP JAMMING VITIM'S HEAD AND SHOULDERS AGAINST MINE ROOF.

1992 · 2 incidents

June 23, 1992 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sunrise Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED ON SLICK BOTTOM AND FELLW HEN WALKING AWAY FROM MOBIL BRIDGE CARRIER.

January 23, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Sunrise Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

VICTIM WAS DRILLING A PIECE OF STEEL WHEN TWISTED HAND INTO EDGE OF VICE CUTTING RIGHT MIDDLE FIGNER.

1991 · 4 incidents

December 7, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Sunrise Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTENING BELT WITH WINCH IT KICKED BACK STRUCK TOP OF R HAND

July 11, 1991 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sunrise Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE WAS DRAGGING A 5 GALLON GREASE BUCKET WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

April 24, 1991 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sunrise Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WS OPERATING THE SCOOP WHEN HE CAUGHT TWO FINGERS ON LEFT HAND IN CENTER SECTON OF SCOOP MASHING THEM.

1990 · 2 incidents

December 14, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sunrise Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

RAISED UPA ND HIT BACK ON A ROOF BOLT.

October 27, 1990 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Sunrise Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN WENT OVER A BUMP AND HIT LEFT HAND AGAINST STEERING WHEEL.

1988 · 10 incidents

December 30, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Sunrise Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHO VELING BELT WHEN R. ARM GOT CAUGHT BY BELT SPLICE BY MAKING LACERATION ON FOREARM.

November 30, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sunrise Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

TOP IN THIS AREA WAS CRIBBED AND HEADERED THE TOP SHIFT TURNING LOOSE A SLIP 19 FT LONG 10 FT ACROSS AND 42 INCH THICK.

October 21, 1988 WV · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sunrise Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I NAME WAS LOADING CINDER BLOCKS IN SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS L INDEX FINGER BETWEEN A CINDER BLOCK AND SCOOP BUCKET BRUISING HIS FINGER

July 30, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Sunrise Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRESSING GEARS OUT WITH A PRESS WHEN THE GEAR SLIPPED OUT OF THE PRESS STRICKING VICTIM IN ABDOMEN.

July 18, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sunrise Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

INTERSECTION 2 CRACKS WERE PRESENT, ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WAS INSTALLED BUT IT FELL. SLICK AND SLIDE.

July 16, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Sunrise Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW WHEN TREE KICKED BACK AND STUCK VICTIM IN THE NOSE CAUSING NASAL FRACTURE.

April 14, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sunrise Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 50 FT LONG AND 20 FT WIDE AND 2 TO 6 FT HIGH THIS WAS A SLIP SLICK AND SLIDE MATERIALS WAS PRESENT TO FELL IN ONE BIG PIECE. LOCATION 1 ST SET ROOMS LEFT NO. 4 ENTRY.

April 14, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sunrise Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

SLIP SLICK AND SLIDE 70 FT LONG X 4 TO 6 FT HIGH X 16 FT WIDE LOCATION 1 ST SET ROOMS LEFT NO. 4 ENTRY.

January 11, 1988 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
Sunrise Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS RUNNING 7HE BUGGY WHEN HE GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE RIB WHERE HE CAUGHT THE LEFT FOOT BETWEEN THE BUGGY AND THE RIB. 3 BONES WERE FRACTURED IN HIS LEFT FOOT.

1987 · 1 incident

November 6, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Sunrise Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

SHOT FIRER HAD 7LEARED THE AREA BEFORE BLASTING WAS TO TAKE PLACE.EMPL CAME OUT OF #6 HDG INTO LINE OF BLAST.SHOT FIRER YELLED ''FIRE IN THE HOLE'' 3 TIMES BUT EMPL WAS NEARBY ROOFBOLTER AND C OULDNT HEAR THE3YELL.EMPL HIT BY DEBRIS FROM THE BLAST BREAKING HIS NOSE AND CUTTING RIGHT EYE BROW.

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The full compliance file on Mine No 6

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.