Mining Incidents

#4 Mine Coal

Clinch Valley Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Keene Walden
Horsepen, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607332

MSHA record for #4 Mine (mine ID 4607332). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1987–1988
Latest incident
Oct 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

1988 · 13 incidents

October 31, 1988 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Clinch Valley Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

HE HIT A BUMP AND BUSTED A BACK TOOTH.

October 25, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Clinch Valley Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL THROUGH PINS & HIT HIS RT.SHOULDER & CENTER BACK

October 25, 1988 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Clinch Valley Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SCOOP DRIFTED OFF ON FEET.

September 20, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Clinch Valley Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

A ROCK ON EDGE OF RIB JUST FELL OUT.

July 19, 1988 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinch Valley Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

LIFTING MINER CABLE PICKED IT UP TO THROW ON RIB PAIN HIT.FELL DOWN AND HIT LEFT HIP.

May 23, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Clinch Valley Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

HE WAS BOLTING ROOF WHEN A SLUG FELL STRIKING HIM ON RT. SIDE OF HEAD AND SHOULDER.

March 10, 1988 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Clinch Valley Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING BUGGY WHEN HE RAN IN HOLE IN BOTTOM THROWING I.NAME INTO TOP OF CANOPY ON BUGGY.WENT TO DR -HAS TWISTED PELVIS.

February 25, 1988 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Clinch Valley Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

A PC. OF SLAG FLEW INTO EAR. DIDNT THINK ANYTHING WAS WRONG. HE DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL O-5-88. WENT BACK 5-5-88. DID NOT TEL L US ABOUT THIS UNTIL 6-30-88, ATER HE FOUND OUT HE NEEDS SUR GERY AND WILL MISS WORK FOR TWO TO THREE WEEKS.

1987 · 2 incidents

December 14, 1987 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clinch Valley Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL AT IN7ERSECTION BETWEEN 5 BRK AND #6 HDG.15'WIDE X 14'LONG X 7-10'HIGH.GAVE WAY ABOVE ANCHORAGE OF ROOF BOLTS.

November 7, 1987 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clinch Valley Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

THE ROOF WAS BR2KEN THREE FOOT ABOVE THE ANCHOR POINT OF THE 4' CONVENTIONAL ROOFBOLTS. THE INTERSECTION FELL IN 20' WIDE, 20' LING AND 7 FOOT HIGH BETWEEN SHIFTS.

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