Mining Incidents

Mine No 1Coal

Wesley Leasing Inc · Underground
Controlled by John P Dillon
Cucumber, Mcdowell County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608737
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Apr 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2002 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN #5 RETURN AT SPAD #62. 4 TO 6 FOOT HIGH, 18 FEET WIDE, 90 TO 100 FEET TOWARD PILLAR LINE.

2000 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

ACCORDING TO EMPLOYEE HE WAS WALKING TO HIS SUGGY TO GET SOME LUNCH WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK ABOUT SIZE OF A FOOTBALL FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE SHOULDERS.

Accident type, without injuries

THE 14-3 JOY MINER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE PILLERLINE AFTER MINING WAS COMPLETED IN THE #1 ENTRY SPAD #117 WHEN THE INTERSECTION FELL & CAUGHT THE CUTTER HEAD ONLY Y