Mining Incidents

No 2 Coal

Hampden, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608395

MSHA record for No 2 (mine ID 4608395). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1994–1999
Latest incident
May 1999

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
December 18, 1995 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Wayco Limited Partnership No 1 · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

IT APPEARS THAT EE WAS CROSSING THE #4 BELT SLIPPED AND FELL, OR SOMEHOW CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE MOVING BELT, WHERE HE WAS MOVED TO THE #4 BELT HEAD, SUSTAINING FATAL INJURIES.

Reportable incidents

16 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1999 · 2 incidents

1998 · 1 incident

March 26, 1998 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wayco Limited Partnership No 1 · Struck by falling object

AT 12:30PM EE CUT 20' OUT OF RIGHT SIDE PILLAR SPLIT. HE SET MINER OVER TO CUT UP LEFT SIDE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS APPROX 3' X 4' X 3" TO 4' THICK, PINNING HIS HEAD B ETWEEN HIS KNEES. A CO-WORKER HEARD HIS CALL FOR HELP, FLIPPED ROCK OFF OF HIM. EE HAD 4 VIRTABRYS COMPRESSED IN HIS LOWER BACK, WHICH HAD HAPPENED EARLIER IN HIS MINING HISTORY BEFOR.

1997 · 6 incidents

October 10, 1997 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Wayco Limited Partnership No 1 · Struck by falling object

WHILE CUTTING A RIGHT BREAK IN #7 ENTRY. EE CUT UP RIGHT SIDE AND MOVED HIS MIENR OVER TO CUT LEFT SIDE. WHILE MOVING HIS CABLE OT OF ROADWAY A HORSES BACK FELL OUT, IT WAS APPROX 17'LX3'WX8" T RUNNIGN PARREL WITH RIGHT RIB OUTBY SECOND ROLL OF BOLTS. EE HAD HIS BACK TO THE FACE WHEN ROCK FELL HITTING HIM IN LOWEER BACK AND LEFT LEG.

July 28, 1997 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wayco Limited Partnership No 1 · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL AT 44' INBY SPAD 7719 IN THE #1 ENTYR. 445 BREAKS OUTBY SECTION ON RETURN AIR COURSE. WAS FOUND BY FOREMAN ON A WEEKLY EXAM 7-28-97. AIR MOVEMENT WAS NORMAL IN AIR COURSE.

1996 · 2 incidents

September 26, 1996 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Wayco Limited Partnership No 1 · Struck by falling object

SUCTION ON BOLTER STOPPED UP. WHILE CHECKING SUCTION WITH HAND AT DRILL POT, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF HITTING FINGER, CUTTING TIP OF IT.

April 11, 1996 WV · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
Wayco Limited Partnership No 1 · Struck by flying object

WHILE OPERATING COAL HAULER HE PULLED UNDER MINER BOOM. A ROCK FAULED BETWEEN TOP AND MINER CONVEYOR THROWING IT WHEN IT CAME LOOSE. THE ROCK CAME INSIDE THE DECK OF HIS HAULER HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT KNEE.

1995 · 4 incidents

August 22, 1995 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wayco Limited Partnership No 1 · Fall from machine

AFTE RPUTTING OIL IN ENDLOADER, EE WAS CLIMBIGN DOWN LADDER, RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED ON STEP, RIGH KNEE HIT STEP.

July 24, 1995 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Wayco Limited Partnership No 1 · Struck against a moving object

MUDDY ROADWAYS, SOFT BOTTOM WITH HOLES. WHILE OPERATING COAL HAULER. EE TRAMMED OVER LARGE ROCK AND WAS BOUNCED INTO CANOPY, WHICH HURT NECK.

June 16, 1995 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wayco Limited Partnership No 1 · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHIPPING SWEAT FROM EYES & RUB A PIECE OF METAL SHAFING IN EYE SCRATCHING EYE NO MEDICATION PRESCRIBED

1994 · 1 incident

July 15, 1994 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Wayco Limited Partnership No 1 · Flash burns (welding)

WELDING WITHOUT PROPER USE OF SHIELD.

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