Mining Incidents

No 6 Mine Coal

Stoney Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Henry Paul Kizer
Wyco, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607408

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
Jan 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1990 · 1 incident

January 15, 1990 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stoney Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HELPING TO LIFT GATHERING POT FOR MINER WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULLIN LOWER BACK

1989 · 4 incidents

September 12, 1989 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Stoney Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

I NAME ROOF FALL WHILE MINING INBY INTERSEECTION IN #3 ENTRY 75FT INBY SPA #350-20FT WIDE 30FT LONG & 20FT THICK TRAPPED CONT MINER WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE FROM FACE NO INJURIES

September 9, 1989 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Stoney Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHILE SPLICING MINER CABLE.

September 5, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Stoney Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR ON ROUGH ROADWAY. CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON CANOPY.

February 23, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stoney Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS BENDING DOWN TO GET IH HIS SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

1988 · 3 incidents

September 8, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Stoney Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE ROCK DUSTING TRAVEL ROADWAYS AUGERS ON ROCK DUST MACHINE BECAME FOULED. WHILE TRYING TO FREE THE AUGERS WITH RIGHT HAND, THEY STARTED UP CATCHING RING FINGER & LONG FINGER ON RIGHT HAND, MASHING & CUTTING SKIN ON FINGERS FROM END OT FIRST JOINT.

March 2, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Stoney Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE STATED HE HAD ARM AND HAND REACHING OUT OFFERING CHEWING GUM TO ASSIST SUPERNT PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT OF TOP 4 IN THICK 8 IN WIDE 15 IN LONG STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HAND KNOCKING HIM T O GROUND AND MASHING THUMB AGAINST MINE FLOOR

March 1, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Stoney Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

SECTION 75 FEET INBY SPAD #58 AREA OF INTERSECTION IN #2 ENTRY APPROX. 40 FEET OUTBY FACE FELL IN. SLIP RUNNING FROM INSHADDED AREA ON SKETCH FELL ABOVE ANCHOURAGE RANGE TAPERNG DOWN TO 4 TO 6 ON OUTER EDGES, 30 FEET ROOF BOLTS WERE STILL INTACT AROUND 42 FEET AREA AND METAL STRAP WERE VISIBLE.