Mining Incidents

Clinton #6: 13 reportable incidents Coal

Dale Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Kenneth R Calloway
Barrett, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608016

MSHA record for Clinton #6 (mine ID 4608016). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1992–1993
Latest incident
Dec 1993
Ownership history
  1. Dale Coal Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Clinton #6 sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
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.
Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

1993 · 4 incidents

December 28, 1993 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Dale Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE TRAMING MANTRIP RAISED HEAD AND HIT TOP.

November 30, 1993 WV · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
Dale Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

SLIP OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN 2 ROOF BOLTS.

July 28, 1993 WV · Coal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dale Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LOADING MATERIAL ON TRUCK AND TWISTED LOWER BACK(NEVER WENT TO DR. UNTIL 8-4-93).

January 19, 1993 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Dale Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

HIT RIGHT SHOULDER ON CABLE BLOCK WHILE TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER.

1992 · 9 incidents

December 31, 1992 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dale Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUT LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER WHILE MAKING CABLE SPLICE.

December 9, 1992 WV · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Dale Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

COMING OUT ON 3 WHEEL GOLF CART AT QUITING TIME HURT RT FOOT GOING THROUGH CHECK CURTAIN

December 3, 1992 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Dale Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

CLAIMS HIT HEAD AGAINST TOP WHILE OPERATING SCOOP HURT NECK.

October 15, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dale Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS, AND HIT HIM ON SHOULDER.

September 18, 1992 WV · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dale Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

CHANGING BATTERIES FOR SCOOP. HIT HAND WITH BATTERY PLUG STOPPED WORK AFTER 9-25-92.

August 4, 1992 WV · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Dale Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS BEHIND TRUCK WORKING AND IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS & CAUGHT HIS FEET & ROLLED OVER HIM CAUSING CHEST & FEET INJURY.

August 3, 1992 WV · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
Dale Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN CUTTER & RIB.

July 17, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Dale Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLAIMS STRAINED HIS NECK.

May 11, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Dale Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

CLAIMS PIECE OF ROCK HIT HIM ON NECK.