Mining Incidents

Hiope #8Coal

Hiope Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Ronald Combs
Amonate, Mcdowell County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608707
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Jun 2000
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2000 · 5 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS SAWING TIMBERS WITH HYDRAULIC CHAIN SAW. CHAIN CAME OFF WRAPPING AROUND PERSON'S RIGHT HAND AND FINGERS. THE WORST OF INJURY APPEARED TO BE TO MIDDLE FINGER NEXT TO KNUCKLE (SWELLI NG AND BLEEDING).

Accident type, without injuries

MINER WAS MINING FINAL PUSHOUT IN #3 BLOCK WHEN THE TOP SET DOWN ON RIPPER HEAD FOULING MINING MACHINE.

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 4 BREAKS INBY SS#155 #7 ENTRY 1100 FT OUTBY WORKING FACES.

Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTS BEING INSTALLED IN NO. 3 ENTRY BY OPERATOR ON RIGHT SIDE OF EQUIPMENT. ROCK FELL MEASURING 16"" BY 16, STRIKING OPERATOR IN RIGHT UPPER LEG. OPERATOR WAS THEN TRANSPORTED OUTSIDE TO RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS PULLING ROCK OFF OF MINER, WHILE HOLDING TO ONE END OF ROCK. ANOTHER MAN SLID ROCK AROUND CUTTING END OF MIDDLE FINGER OFF LEFT HAND.