Mining Incidents

Pine Creek Mine #4 Coal

Pine Creek Mining Iv Inc · Underground
Controlled by Herndon Danny
Holden, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607832

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
20
Years on record
1990–1993
Latest incident
Aug 1993
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

20 on file

1993 · 4 incidents

August 2, 1993 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pine Creek Mining Iv Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SMASHED THUMB ON RIGHT HAND WHILE PUTTING BLOCKING UNDER MINER.

June 2, 1993 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pine Creek Mining Iv Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SAID HE TWISTED LEFT KNEE WHEN GETTING IN TO DECK OF SHUTTLE CAR.

April 27, 1993 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Pine Creek Mining Iv Inc · Struck against a moving object

RUN OVER A ROCK WITH SHUTTLE CAR. SHUTTLE CAR BOUNCE HIT HEAD ON CANOPY AND BACK ON SEAT AND ELBOW ON STEERING LEVER.

1992 · 2 incidents

January 15, 1992 WV · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast POWERED HAULAGE
Pine Creek Mining Iv Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE TRAMMING 488 SCOOP THE SCOOP CHANGED TRAM SORRELS AND VICTIM HIT HIS LEFT SIDE ON SCAME OF SCOOP.

1991 · 9 incidents

December 11, 1991 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pine Creek Mining Iv Inc · Struck by flying object

PULLING A PIECE OF 2" PLASTIC WATER LINE DOWN A STEEP BACK,THE END OF THE WATER LINE SPRANG BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH KNOCKING OUT 1 TOOTH.

August 21, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pine Creek Mining Iv Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE THE INJURED PERSON WAS KNEELING HE LOST HI BALANCE AND WHILE FALLING BACKWARDS HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND INJURED HIS OUTER PART OF IT.HE WAS WORKING AT BELT HEAD.

August 21, 1991 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Pine Creek Mining Iv Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT AND PLACED HIS HAND BETWEEN PLATE AND TORQUE WRENCH.THE BLUR KEEPER ON BOLT CAUGHT HIS GLOVE WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLT.

June 8, 1991 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pine Creek Mining Iv Inc · Struck by falling object

MINER HELPER. PIECE OF SLATE FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS WHILE PULLIGN MINER CABLE.

May 31, 1991 WV · Coal master electrician HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pine Creek Mining Iv Inc · Struck by flying object

CHANGING A DRILL CHUCK ON ROOF BOLTER.HIT IT WITH A HAMMER AND A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW(BROKE) OFF.HITTING HIM IN THE BACK OF LEFT HAND.

April 26, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pine Creek Mining Iv Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WS WELDING ON MINNER WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE FELL AND STRUCK HIM IN HIS MIDDLE BACK.

April 26, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pine Creek Mining Iv Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE PERSON WAS PULLING CABLE AND HURT MUSLES IN HIS UPPER CHEST AND BACK.

April 23, 1991 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pine Creek Mining Iv Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE VICTIM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DRIVING MANTRIP FROM SECTION TO SURFACE WHEN THE STERRING WHEEL TURN SUDDENLY AND THE DRIVER'S RIGHT HAND WAS INSIDE OF THE STERRING WHEEL WHILE THE WHEEL WAS TURNING. THE MANTRIP MAY HAVE STRUCK THE RIB CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN SUDDENLY.

1990 · 5 incidents

December 12, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Pine Creek Mining Iv Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROOF BOLTER CABLE HIT HIM IN NOSE.

October 24, 1990 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider MACHINERY
Pine Creek Mining Iv Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CABLE STRUCK VICTIM ACROSS CHEST

September 20, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Pine Creek Mining Iv Inc · Struck by falling object

BOLTING ROOF WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN FRAME AND ROCK MASH INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.