Mining Incidents

No 4 Coal

Controlled by Sidney R Young III
Man, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608153

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1993–1994
Latest incident
Jun 1994
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1994 · 2 incidents

June 30, 1994 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lariat Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN WAS USING A 5 TON SIMPLEX JACK AND LET THE BAR FLY OUT AND KNOCK A TOOL OUT OF SPLIT LIP.

June 16, 1994 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lariat Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CREW WAS PREPARING FOR BELT MOVE CLEANING AROUND TAILPIECE A ROCK WAS BETWEEN BELT ROPE AND BELT HE WAS TRYING TO REPROVE IT.

1993 · 4 incidents

October 18, 1993 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Kazin Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

NORMAL CRAWLING IN THE MINE. WE ARE NOT SURE TO THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE.

October 7, 1993 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kazin Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKING TO BLOCK UP HEAD OF MINER TO WORK ON IT WHEN IT CREWED & MASHED FINGER & THUMB

April 10, 1993 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kazin Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING CABLE ACROSS SECTION; WHEN IT GOT TIGHT,IT RAISED UP AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN BACK OF HEAD.

March 27, 1993 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Kazin Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TAKING ROPE OFF MINER; TOLD OPERATOR TO GO AHEAD; MINER RAISED UP IN BACK PINNING FINGER TO TOP.