Mining Incidents

MINE NO. 32Coal

LO DOWN ENERGY, INC. · Underground
Controlled by Philip T Lambert
Caretta, Mcdowell County, WV · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4608659
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Jul 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Air lock door closed on employees' hand

2024 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

Sandstone dipped down to the coal thinning the slate which weakened it. The are that fell 16' W x 15' L x 5' H had previously been dangered off with physical barriers in place.

2023 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner put hand on end of feeder as it raised up, it caught the tip of their pinky between the top.

2019 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Boss was helping miner operator to hang cable. The injured person said their back started hurting.

2018 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was crawling across a cat walk, EE's foot slipped between the steps and EE's whole body weight went forward and hyper extended EE's knee.

2013 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

Rock fall was discovered on fire boss run by mine foreman. The fall was in #4 face extending across the face through intersection to halfway between 5 + 6 headings.

2008 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee was getting off mantrip when a rock fell from the rib striking the employee's foot.

2007 · 2 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall measuring 50'x20'x9' occurred on the 14 right panel, 2 x-cuts outby the face neal spad 1816.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a hand held electric metal cutting saw to cut a piece of metal. The saw kicked back and struck employee on the upper leg.

2006 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was replacing a ""cat drive"" on the Long Airdox mobile bridge unit when he felt a pain in his back.

2003 · 2 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL MEASURING 45' BY 18' BY 7' OCCURRED ON THE 7 RT SECTION NEAR SPAD NO. 102, NO 2 ENTRY TO FACE. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL MEASURING 6' BY 20' BY 50' OCCURRED ON THE MAINS SECTION NO. 1 OUT BY SPAD 895. THIS FALL IS NOT TO BE CLEANED UP.

2001 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING SCOOP AND WHILE TURNING SCOOP HE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN FRONT - REAR SECTION OF SCOOP ""BUMPER BLOCK"".

2000 · 2 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN BETWEEN THE BLOCKS IN RIGHT RETURN 45 FT UN BY SPAD NO. 126, NO. 8 HEADING, LAMINATED SAND STONE AREA ABOVE ANCHORS POINT OF SUPPORT.

Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING FUEL IN A CAT 966 FRONT END LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.