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Mine #7 Coal

Controlled by Hovatter Lloyd E
Masontown, Wv, Preston County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607558

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1989–1997
Latest incident
Jun 1997
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

1997 · 1 incident

June 5, 1997 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
De Condor Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS RUNNING MINER. A PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROMTOP STRICKING NECK &SHOULDER RIGHT CAUSING BRUISE.

1996 · 2 incidents

April 19, 1996 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
De Condor Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

DRILLING TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT. PART OF THE HEAD COAL BROKE OFF FALLING THROUGH THE ATRS RING, HITTING HIS HAND.

March 11, 1996 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
De Condor Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

DRILLING TO INSTALL BOLT, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND UNDER CANOPY AND HIT EE ON HIS NOSE.

1995 · 1 incident

March 31, 1995 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
De Condor Coal Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

MARCH 1995 EE WAS AWARDED A PNEUMOCONIOSES CLAIM FROM WV STATE COMPENSATION.

1993 · 3 incidents

November 2, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
De Condor Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE CAME UP BEHIND THE BOLTER TO GET SOME SPADS. HE SAID HE DIDN OT KNOW HIS TOES WERE UNDER THE BOLTER. WHEN THE BOLTER OPERATOR DROPPED THE ATRS THE BACK OF THE BOLTER CAME DOWN ON HIS FOOT.

January 31, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
De Condor Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE ROOF FALL IS APPROX. 50 FT LONG 6.5 FT HIGH THE ENTRY HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 5 FT RESIN BOLTS. AFTER THE ROOF FELL THERE IS A SLIP ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE THAT CAN BE SEEN.

1992 · 4 incidents

March 10, 1992 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
De Condor Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

MAN TRIP WAS GOING UP GRADE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BROKE LETTING THE MAN TRIP RUN BACKWARD 20FT HITTING THE RIB OF THE ENTRY

January 21, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
De Condor Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS TRAVELING TO THE SECTION WHEN HE WENT UNDER A LOW PIACE AND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MINE ROOF AND MAN TRIP CLUB CAR.

1991 · 3 incidents

October 2, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
De Condor Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS BOLTING WHIEL DRILLING THE DRILL STEER BROKE A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK & IT FELL ON HIS HAND WHICH WAS LAYING ON BOLTER.

August 28, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
De Condor Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS SERVICING MINER WHEN A PIECE OF THE ROOF FELL BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS HITTING.INJURED HIM ON THE SHOULDER.

April 23, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
De Condor Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RUNNING BUGGY CAUGHT HEAD ON CABLE OF OTHER BUGGY

1990 · 1 incident

June 18, 1990 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
De Condor Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME AND E.NAME WAS CHANGING A HOSE ON THE MINER WHEN E.NAME'S LEG HIT THE LEVER AND DROPPED THE BOOM OF THE MINER AND HIT I.NAME. THEY HAD THE BOOM BLOCKED BUT THE WEIGHT OF BOOM CAUSED BLO CKS TO SET SOME.

1989 · 2 incidents

December 27, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
De Condor Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HELPER ON BOLTER HIT THE WRONG LEAVER AND THE CANOPY DROPPED AND ALLEGEDLY HIT INJURED.

November 7, 1989 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
De Condor Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

THE BELT WAS STOPPED AND THE MAN WAS CLEANING OUT IN FRONT OF TAIL ROLLER AND THE BELT ROLLED BACKWARD CATCHING HIS COVERALLS AND PULLED HIS HAND BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT.