Double S Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
USING JACK PUSHED HANDLE DOWN THE BAR CAME UP HIT IN MOUTH
Barbara Lynn #1: 11 reportable incidents Coal
Double S Mining Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Bruce W Sigler
Lizemores,
Clay County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607288
MSHA record for Barbara Lynn #1 (mine ID 4607288). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1989–1991
- Latest incident
- Jul 1991
Ownership history
- Hill Enterprises Inc 1987 to 1989
- C M Brier Corp 1989 to 1990
- Double S Mining Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Barbara Lynn #1 sits in Clay County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Clay County, West Virginia · Population 7,946
5.5%
Mining share of county employment
$42,790
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file1991 · 3 incidents
April 19, 1991
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Double S Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
RIGHT HAND CAUGHT IN MOVING PART OF THE ROOF BOLTER HEAD.
Double S Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE REPORTED THE INJURY 4-22-91. HE STATED WHILE THROWING ROCK DUST HIS WRIST BEGAN HURTING. THE PAIN IN HIS WRIST WAS GETTING WORSE AND AFTER WORKING HIS SHIFT, HE WENT TO THE DR. HIS WRIST WA S SPRAINED.
1990 · 7 incidents
C M Brier Corp · Accident type, without injuries
1ST FALL WAS ONE X-CUT INBY SPAD #656 IN LEFT PICK-UP ENTRY- O-48" THICK, 18' WIDE, 25' LONG. WAS 85' OUTBY FACE IN #1 ENTRY. 2ND FALL WAS ONE X-CUT OUTBY SPAD #654 IN X-CUT BETWEEN #3 & #4 EN RIES. 0-48" THICK X 18' WIDE X 75' LONG AND WAS APPROX. 225' FROM FACE AREA.
C M Brier Corp · Accident type, without injuries
FALL LOCATED INTERSECTION 1-X-CUT INBY SPAD 640 AND WAS 20'LONG X 20'WIDE X 8'THICK.
October 10, 1990
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C M Brier Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CLEANING ON BELT LINE & HURT BACK.
C M Brier Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL WAS ONE XCUT OUTBY SPAD #652 IN BLET ENTRY APPROX 150' FROM FACE . FALL MEASURED 0-48" THICK 11' WIDE & 75' LONG. FALL HAPPENED ON IDLE SHIFT & WAS FOUND BY FIREBOS.
May 12, 1990
WV · Coal
examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
C M Brier Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PULLING ON HANDLE OF COME-A-LONG, HANDLE SLIPPED, HIT LEFT EAR.
April 11, 1990
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
C M Brier Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
INSTALLING RF BOLTS, CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN RF AND DRILL POT OF MACHINE
February 12, 1990
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C M Brier Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
MOVING MINER CABLE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN CHEST AND SHOULDER.
1989 · 1 incident
December 26, 1989
WV · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C M Brier Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.