Mining Incidents

Bluestone #31-A (1) Coal

Honaker Leasing Inc · Underground
Controlled by Jack Honaker
Keystone, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607831

MSHA record for Bluestone #31-A (1) (mine ID 4607831). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1990–1994
Latest incident
May 1994

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 23, 1990 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Linda Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

THE VICTIM HAD ALREADY TAKEN 1 CUT OUT OF #5 ENTRY AND IT WAS THEN BOLTED. HE AGAIN RE-ENTERED THE FACE AND HAD MINED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENTRY. HE WAS MINING THE RIGHT SIDE AND HAD TRAVELE D APPROXIMATELY 11 FEET BEYOND THE LAST ROW OF ROOF BOLTS, WHEN AN AREA OF ROOF (ABOUT 8 INCHES THICK, 11 FEET WIDE AND 18 FEET LONG) FELL ONT EH MIENR CRUSHING THE VICTIM IN THE DECK OF THE M

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1994 · 1 incident

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