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Clinton #7 Mine: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Thomas Russell (Rick)
Barrett, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608017

MSHA record for Clinton #7 Mine (mine ID 4608017). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1991–1993
Latest incident
Jul 1993
Ownership history
  1. Par-U Mining & Development Corp 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Clinton #7 Mine 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

7 on file

1993 · 4 incidents

July 12, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Par-U Mining & Development Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

MAN WAS STANDING BESIDE ROCK DUSTER. WHEN SCOOP MAN WAS TRYING OUT MACHINE, LOOSE FITTING ON SCOOP SHOT OIL INTO MANS EYES.

March 29, 1993 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Par-U Mining & Development Corp · Struck by falling object

WAS DRILLING HOLE TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT WHEN KETTLE BOTTOM FELL OUT STRIKING IN LOWER BACK. LOWER BACK WAS SCRATCHED.

1992 · 2 incidents

September 1, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Par-U Mining & Development Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BENDING BOLT AND SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN PINNER HEAD AND ROOF BOLT.

1991 · 1 incident

October 16, 1991 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Par-U Mining & Development Corp · Struck against stationary object

A COAL BOTTOM WAS LEFT WHERE BREAK CUT THROUGH CREATING A BUMP