Mining Incidents

Coalburg No 6 Coal

Mingo Logan Coal Company · Underground
Sharples, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607684

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
68
Years on record
1989–1998
Latest incident
Apr 1998
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 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

68 on file

1998 · 1 incident

April 24, 1998 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Hobet Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING SCOOTER ALONG #2 BELT ENTRYWHEN THE STEERING LOCKED UP. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL THE HIT COAL RIB CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO JERK SUDDENLY CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB.

1997 · 2 incidents

November 14, 1997 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hobet Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS SHOVELING MUD ONTO A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. INJURED BEGAN MISSING WORK ON NOVEMBER 18, 1997.

May 5, 1997 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Hobet Mining Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE ALLEGES TO CONTRACTING COAL WORKERS' PNEUMOCONIOSIS AS A RESULT OF HIS EE AND WAS GRANTED A 5% DISABILITY BY THE WV WORKERS COMPENSATION DIVISON.

1996 · 2 incidents

September 4, 1996 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hobet Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS LETTING RED DEVILS OFF TO GET SLACK IN BELT WHEN BAR SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND LETTING THE HANDLE SPRING BACK ON HIS THUMB.

February 10, 1996 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hobet Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS MAKING A BELT SPLICE. HIT THUMB WITH A 3 LB HAMMER, CUTTING THUMB.

1995 · 2 incidents

June 10, 1995 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hobet Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 6-10-95 BUT EMPLOYEE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 7-13-95. INJURED WAS SHOVELING JOB ONTO BELT WHEN HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.

February 18, 1995 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hobet Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LOADING TIMBERS ON SCOOP, STRAINED BACK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 2-25-95.

1994 · 11 incidents

September 30, 1994 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hobet Mining Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THROWING CABLE AGAINST RIB, STEPPED IN HOLE AND TWISTED ANKLE.

September 15, 1994 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hobet Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

CARRYING FEEDER CAT HEAD AND PULLING CABLE, BACK STARTED HURTING.

September 1, 1994 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hobet Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAULING HEADERS ON SCOOP, TURNED CORNER AND HAD HAND ON FAILSAFE BRAKE AND MASHED FINGERS ON HEADER.

August 22, 1994 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hobet Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS PULLING CABLE AROUND CORNER, PIN CABLE AND DRAWROCK FELL AND HIT SHOULDER AND NECK.

August 1, 1994 WV · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hobet Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS HAMMERING A NAIL INTO BELT WHEN HE PUT HIS OTHER HAND ON NAIL AND ANOTHER HIT FINGER WHILE HAMMERING.

August 1, 1994 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Hobet Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

TRAVELING BELT LINE ON MAN-TRIP, LOST CONTROLA ND HIT A CRIB ALONG SIDE OF BELT.

June 23, 1994 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler ELECTRICAL
Hobet Mining Inc · Contact with electrical current

HOOKING UP PUMP TO EXTENSION CORD, INJURED SAID HE WAS SHOCKED AND FELL IN WATER AND MUD.

April 11, 1994 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hobet Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS CUTTING BELT WITH BELT KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEG.

March 22, 1994 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hobet Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED STATES HE WAS BUILDING A CRIB, KNOCKED A CRIB BLOCK INTO PLACE AND HEADER FELL DOWN ON HEAD AND SHOULDER.

March 14, 1994 WV · Coal brattice man/worker HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hobet Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS STRUCK BY A JACK BAR, WHICH WAS BEING USED WITH A COME-ALONG TO SPLICE A CONVEYOR BELT.

1993 · 11 incidents

October 19, 1993 WV · Coal superintendent SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hobet Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LIFTING A METAL SHIELD UPON A CONTINUOUS MINER THE INJUREDS FOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK

August 15, 1993 WV · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hobet Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS USING TWO HAMMERS TO BEAT OUT AN OLD PIN FROM A SPLICE: A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF HAMMER PIERCING INSIDE INJURED'S NECK.

July 14, 1993 WV · Coal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hobet Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE IN PROCESS OF PUTTING OIL IN A MINER, INJURED PICKED UP AN OIL CAN AND ACCIDENTLY STUCK HIM FINGERS THORUGH A SHARP HOLE, CUTTING HTE RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

April 22, 1993 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hobet Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED STATES HE SPRAINED HIS NECK AND RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE RAISING LIDS ON BATTERIES.

March 4, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hobet Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS LOADING ROOF BOLTS ON BOLT MACHINE, IN TIGHT QUARTERS, WHEN HE FELT HIS LEFT RING GINGER ON ANOTHER ROOF BOLT LAYING NEARBY.

February 22, 1993 WV · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hobet Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WASHING OFF THE MAN TRIP WITH WATERHOSE, WHEN LOOSE COAL AND MUD SPRAYED INTO FACE.

February 16, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Hobet Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE INJURED WAS RIDING SCOOTER DOWN BELT LINE, HE STATES HE HIT TOP OF HEAD AND NECK ON LOW COAL.

February 8, 1993 WV · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor MACHINERY
Hobet Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS LAYING ON SIDE WAITING FOR WELDING TORCH TO BE HANDED TO HIM, TO FIX BRAKES. WHEN TORCH WAS HANDED TO HIM, A PIECE OF METAL FELL FROM TORCH INTO INJURED'S EYE(BETWEEN EYE & GLASSES) CAUSING PAIN. METAL WAS ACTUALLY IMBEDDED INTO EYEBALL.

January 18, 1993 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Hobet Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

A CANOPY OF THE ROOF BOLTER HIT INJURED ON TOP OF HEAD, WHILE INJURED WAS SETTING UP TO ROOF BOLT. HE RAISED THE FLOOR JACK, LETTING THE CANOPY FALL. HE SUSTAINED NECK INJURY.

January 15, 1993 WV · Coal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hobet Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS SETTING CRIB THAT HAD BEEN KNOCKED OUT. WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER, WEDGE BROKE AND THE HANDLE CAME UP STRIKING INJURED IN THE MOUTH, LOOSENING A TOOTH.

January 14, 1993 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hobet Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE INJURED WAS HANGING MINER CABLE, INJURED FELL CAUSING MINER CABLE TO STRIKE HIM IN THE FACE. INJURED SUSTAINED A NOSE AND RIGHT CHEEK INJURY.

1992 · 18 incidents

December 28, 1992 WV · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hobet Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP, LANDED ON CANOPY TOP,SLID DOWN AND STRUCK INJ HAND. INJ R HAND ON OUTSIDE OF CANOPY, THUS SUSTAINING INJURY.

December 15, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hobet Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS HITTING ON A HAMMER WITH ANOTHER HAMMER,KNOCKING A BELT PIN LOOSE THE HAMMER HEAD CHIPPED CAUSING METAL PIECES TO FLY INTO INJURED'S EYE.

July 20, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hobet Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED SUSTAINED INJURY FROM A GUARD WHICH FELL ON TOP OF HIS FOOT WHILE WORKING ON A CONTINUOUS MINER.

July 14, 1992 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hobet Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

STRAINED L FOREARM PULLING ROCK OFF CONT MINER

July 13, 1992 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hobet Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

BACK STRAIN WHILE LIFTING HEAVY BAR ON MINER

June 19, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hobet Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON POWER BOX CAUGHT L THUMB INJ IT

June 4, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hobet Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

10795CE OF ROCK FELL ONTO OF TOP LAND SLID DOWN CANOPY OF SHUTTLE CAR, STRIKING INJURED ON HIS BACK.

June 4, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Hobet Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE INJURED WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER, LOOSE ROCK FELL FROM TOP OF MINE STRIKING INJURED ADN CANOPY OF SHUTTLE CAR.

May 11, 1992 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hobet Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE INJURED CLAIMS HE INJURED HIS RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER WHILE LIFTING A SHIELD, OF APPROX. 12 LBS OF WEIGHT TO PUT OVER A CABLE REEL.

February 27, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sharples Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED RECEIVED LACE4RATIONS AROUND EYE DUE TO NOT USING A GUIDE WHILE REMOVING A PINSTEEL FROM TOP. A PINWRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT HIS EYE.

February 25, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Sharples Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR AND RAN INTO A CAN OF HYDRAULIC OIL, SMASHING IT INTO DECK OF SHUTTLE CAR. OIL FROM BUSTED CAN SPLASHED INTO EINJURYED EYES.

February 11, 1992 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sharples Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED ALLEGES HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT WRIST WHILE THROWING A BAG OF TOOLS ON TOP OF TOOL SLED.

February 5, 1992 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sharples Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED CUT FINGER WHILE MAKING BELT SPLICE.

January 27, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Sharples Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED SMASHED HIS RIGHT TOE WHILE HIS FOOT WAS UNDER BUMPER OF THE 'IN MOTION' MANTRIP.

January 14, 1992 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner ELECTRICAL
Sharples Coal Corp · Contact with electrical current

WHILE TALKING ON AMINE OFFICE TELEPHONE, THE INJURED WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTENING, APPARENTLY THROUGHT HE TELEPHONE LINE. HE RECEIVED A BLISTERED RIGHT ARM, NUMB LEFT HAND AND ARM AND SWOLLEN TON GUE.

January 9, 1992 WV · Coal superintendent SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sharples Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE UNDERGROUND INJURED WAS CROSSING OVER A BELT ON CROSSOVER BOARDS. TWO OF THE CROSSOVER BOARDS BROKE, CAUSING INJURED TO FALL ON THE RUNNING BELT LINE. SUSTAINED INJURIES TO (L) HAND, ( R) HIP AND LUMBAR AREA.

1991 · 9 incidents

December 30, 1991 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sharples Coal Corp · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

WHILE TRHOWING ROOF BOLTS ON TOP OF CONOPY, INJURED SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HIS LEFT ARM.

October 16, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sharples Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE INJURED EE WAS PULLING ON MINING BELT. HE STATED HE TWISTED AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

July 10, 1991 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Sharples Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE INJURED WAS TIGHTENING A ROOF BOLT, THE WRENCH APPARENTLY SLIPPED OFF THE ROOF BOLT AND STRUCK THE INJURED ACROSS THE NOSE.

April 27, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sharples Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DRILLING STEEL HUNG IN TOP INJURED PULLED STEEL WITH BOTH HANDS TRYING TO LOOSE IT WHEN STEEL DID LOOSEN IT MASHED INJURIES FINGER AGAINST HEAD

April 10, 1991 WV · Coal brattice man/worker POWERED HAULAGE
Sharples Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR, INJURED HIT BUMP IN ROADWAY AND WAS THROWN UP INTO CANOPY OF SHUTTLE CAR.

March 30, 1991 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sharples Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

ANCHORING TAIL PIECE DOWN. WAS WALKING BETWEEN TAIL PIECE AND BELT DRIVE, INJURED RUBBED AGAINST TAIL PIECE, SUSTAINING FOREIGN BODY (METAL) IN LEFT FOREARM.

March 25, 1991 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Sharples Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR, WHILE TRAVELLING FOR LOAD OF COAL. BUGGY HIT A HOLE IN ROADWAY AND INJURED BOUNCED AND HIT SIDE OF SHUTTLE CAR SEAT.

March 11, 1991 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sharples Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR TO THE MINER, TO GET LOAD OF COAL. THE SHUTTLE CAR WAS RAN INTO THE MINER, REAL HARD. THE INJURED COMPLAINED OF HURTING HIS BACK.

1990 · 5 incidents

November 21, 1990 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sharples Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

VICTIM WAS WALKING BY A TOOL BOX WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST THE BOX, STRIKING HIS RIGHT LEG. INJURED DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL DECEMBER 3 1990 DID NOT REPORT MEDICAL TREATMENT TIL DE C 6 1990.

July 17, 1990 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Sharples Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

WHILE MAKING SHAFT PULLER FOR CONVEYOR TORQUE SHAFTS, WAS BLOWING AIR FROM TORQUE TO BLOW DUST AWAY FROM WORK AREA. DUST PARTICLE BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.

June 20, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Sharples Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE INSTALLING BOLTS, WAS TORQUING A BOLT AND THE WRENCH HE WAS USING HAD A BENT HEAD ON IT, CAUSING WRENCH TO BOW OUT.

May 10, 1990 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sharples Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME FOOT GOT HUNG IN LOOP OF MINER CABLE

1989 · 7 incidents

December 5, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sharples Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

FELT PAIN IN LOWR BACK WHILE ATTEMP TO CARRY TIMBER

November 4, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sharples Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE CARRYING A PIECE OF 24" PIPE, STRAINED BACK.

November 3, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Sharples Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HURT BACK OF NECK BY RUNNING INTO ROOFBOLT.

October 16, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Sharples Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

HURT LOWER BACK WHILE TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR. STRUCK THE RIB, IT THREW HIM FORWARD IN THE DECK.

September 16, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sharples Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

CABLE FROM S/C HIT INJURED KNOCKING HIM TO GROUND, INJURING HIS (L) SHOULDER, (L) HIP.

May 25, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Sharples Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

DROPPED PINNER ON LEFT FOOT.