Mining Incidents

Mine No 1Coal

Black Hawk Mining · Underground
Sophia, Raleigh County, WV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608809
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
2001
Latest incident
Nov 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2001 · 16 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN NO.4 HEADING INBY LOD INBY SPAD #456. ROOF FALL MEASURED 100'LONG X 18'WIDE X 8'HIGH.

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL NEAR SPAD #442. ROOF FALL MEASURES 90'LONG X 8'HIGH X 18'WIDE (CROSSCUT #6 TO #7 HEADINGS) ROOF FALL IN #6 ENTRY MEASURING 120' X 18' WIDE X 8' HIGH OUTBY SPAD #442.

Struck by falling object

DRAW ROCK FELL WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A DRILL STEEL FROM THE HOLE. THE DRAW ROCK STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN HIS LEFT HAND.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE TO ATTACH TO CHAIN HANGER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AND RIGHT LEG.

Accident type, without injuries

QA BELT FIRE OCCURRED AT THE #2 BELT DRIVE. THE FIRE LASTED APPROX. 40 MINUTES. APPROX 60' OF BELT WAS AFFECTED.

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL MEASURING 150' LONG 18' WIDE AND 10' HIGH. FACE FELL FROM THE FACE IN #3 HEADING 2 BREAKS OUT BY. THE ROOF BOLTER WAS COVERED UP AND WILL BE LEFT.

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE LAST OPEN BREAK FROM#1 ENTRY TOWARDS #2 ENTRY 1 BREAK INBY SPAD #307THE FALL MEASURED 50' LONG X 18' WIDE X 4' - 8' THICK.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS POSITIONED BESIDE SCOOP. WHEN SCOOP OPERATOR LOWERED BUCKET, EE'S LT. KNEE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN SCOOP BUCKET & TIRE.

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE LAST OPEN BREAK FROM #3 ENTRY TO BETWEEN #4 AND #5 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 100' LONG BY 7-18 1/2' WIDE BY 6-8' THICK.

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED INT HE #3 ENTYR AT SPAD #191 IN AN INTERSECTION. THE FALL CEASURED 20'W BY 25' LONG BY 6'-8' THICK.

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL NEAR SPAD #162 - #7 ENTRY. 50' LONG X 7' HIGH X 18' WIDE. WILL BE CLEANED UP.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS INSTALLING A 3 X 8 HEADER WHEN A PIECE OFROOF ROCK FELL STRIKING THE HEADER. THE HEADER WAS KNOCKED OFF OF IT'S SUPPORTS, STRIKING HIM ONTHE SHOULDER AND BACK.

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN #5 HEADING, INBY, SPAD #113. FALL MEASURED 6' TO 8' HIGH & 120' LONG.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP CONTACTING BOLTER CANOPY & STRUCK HIM ON HIS RIGHT LEG.

Struck by rolling or sliding object

EE WAS STRUCK BY A RIB ROLL WHILE OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS HELPING WITH THE MINER CABLE ONE BREAK OUTBY SPAD #80.. AS THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS BEING RE-POSITIONED TO TURN DOWN #3 ENTRY, A RIB ROLL OCCURRED STRIKING HIM.