Mining Incidents

Mine No 64a Coal

Royal Scot Minerals Inc · Underground
Hines, Greenbrier County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608236

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1993–1994
Latest incident
Jan 1994
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1994 · 1 incident

January 14, 1994 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A WEEKLY MINE EXAMINER OBSERVED THE ROOF FALL IN A RETURN AIR COURSE. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 20'X20'X6' HIGH, LOCATED OUTBY THE FACE AT SPOT #632. NO BLOCKAGE OF VENTILATION, NO INJURIES ETC. DOUBLE LOCK ROOF BOLTS 7' & 8' WERE USED IN THIS AREA.

1993 · 3 incidents

September 23, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE CROSSCUT BETWEEN NO.3 & NO.4 ENTRY ONE CROSS CUT INBY SPAD NO.613. THE FALL MEASURED 35 FEET LONG, 18 FEET WIDE AND 7' TO 8' HIGH. DOUBLE LOCK ROOF BOLTS 6' & 7' IN LENGTH WITH STRAPS ON 3X4' SPACING WAS USED.

September 3, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

AT APPROX 11:15PM A MINE EXAMINER HEARD A NOISE THAT APPEARED TO BE A ROOF FALL HIS EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE FACE OF #4 ENTRY HAD FALLIN FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROX 57FT THE AREA HAD BEEN B OLT ED WITH 60IN & 72IN ROOF BOLTS EXCEPT FOR 12FT IN THE IMMEDIATE FACE

August 16, 1993 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS HANGING THE MINER CABLE AND GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CABLE AND THE HANGER.