Mining Incidents

Mine No 1Coal

SNR Logan LLC · Underground
Controlled by David J Stone
West Logan, Logan County, WV · Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 4609383
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2011–2015
Latest incident
Oct 2015
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2015 · 2 incidents

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

Was attempting to remove a rock that was fouled in the #3 head. While using a pry bar to lift the rock, the bar slipped as I was pushing down causing my right hand to strike and get pinched by the bar on the edge of the #2 tail guard.

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

Employee was throwing rocks out of the feeder. He grabbed a hold of a big piece of sharp slate and threw it but before turning loose of it he caught his fingers between it and a solid piece of metal.

2014 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE said he was looking back to see which scoop man was coming behind him. When a rock fell out the top and hit him in the back. He rolled out of the deck and grabbed the rock through it out of the deck against the rib got back in the miner and backed it out to take it to a new place. After a few minutes went by ee than said he was hurting and wanted to leave

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was installing fly boards in the #5 entry after drilling his starter hole. He was attempting to put his stack together when a piece of draw rock came out of the top smashing his left middle finger against the top opening at his pusher resulting in a severe laceration.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Had a double crack in 2 left that we were putting additional roof support up in the form of T3 straps (16 ft. long) when the boss left to go tend to the section for a moment. Employee attempted to install the T3 strap by himself, resulting in a strain of the back.

2011 · 7 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cutting end off of belt cut finger.

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

Victim was riding on man trip with his foot vertical up and down. A low roof bolt was hanging from roof and caught his foot and rolled his foot up into the top between mine roof and man trip.

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

In #6 entry the rock duster was in the scoop bucket. Employee was pushing the rock duster over in the scoop bucket when the rock duster slid over it struck him in the knee having his knee caught between the rock duster and the ram.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Got in a Yellow Jacket Nest and was bee stung.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE got finger fowled between roof bolt and roof bolt plate and cut finger.

Struck against a moving object

Middle finger hit knob on steering wheel on small 4 wheeler ride (bottom end of finger had been cut off and had pins in finger years ago).

Struck against a moving object

S/C dropped in hole and bounced up causing operator to hit head against top.