LOW TOP EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A CAN OF OIL WHENHE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.
Clinton No 4 Mine: 18 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Clinton No 4 Mine (mine ID 4607117). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 18
- Years on record
- 1986–1995
- Latest incident
- Aug 1995
- Phil-Matt Mining Company Inc 1986 to 1987
- Vica Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1988
- Dale Coal Inc 1988 to 1994
- Par-U Mining & Development Corp 1994 to present
Clinton No 4 Mine sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
18 on file1995 · 5 incidents
DUCK WALKING IN LOW COAL (38"). 2" WATER ON MINE FLOOR. TWISTED LEFT KNEE CONTINUED WORKING TO END OF SHIFT. ALSO WORKED NEXT DAY ENTIRE SHIFT WITH A LOT OF TENDERNESS. WENT TO ER TWO DAYS LA TER.
HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN CUTTER BAR AND BAR STOP BROKE ONE FINGER AND SMASHED TWO OTHERS.
MAN WENT TO PUT BELT BREAK IN. HE CLAIM TO HAVE HIT HIS HEAD ON ROOF. THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN HEIGHT OF ROOF. ALSO THEREIN WAS NOTHING IN ROADWAY TO OF CAUSE THIS MAN CALLED IN NEXT DAY AND SAID HE WAS HURT AND NEVER LEFT INFO, DID NOT GET INFO UNTIL 4-22-95.
FELL AT BELT DRIVE & HIT HEAD NOT SURE IF TRIPPED OR SLID
1991 · 1 incident
INTERSECTION GAVE WAY.
1990 · 4 incidents
VICTIM BUILT A PERMANENT STOPPING.WHILE WEDGING THE STOPPING VICTIM ATTEMPTED TO HIT A WEDGE WITH A HAMMER AND MISSED AND HIT HIS THUMB INSTEAD.
SITTING IN SCOOP DECK OBSERVING OTHER SCOOPS HAULING COAL WHEN PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL ON HEAD.
SCOOP OPERATOR PARKED SCOOP UNDER THE CUTTER'S CABLE BLOCKS. THE CUTTER OPERATOR TOOK UP HIS SLACK CABLE FASTER THAN NARMAL, JERKING HIS CABLE OFF THE CABLE HANGERS AND HITTING THE SCOOP OPER ATOR ON THE HEAD.
INTERSECTION ROOF FAILURE RESTRICTING FLOW OF INTAKE AIR.
1989 · 3 incidents
ROOF FAILURE. DUE TO STRIKE, NO ONE WAS ABLE TO FIRE BOSS THE AREA.
ROOF FALL #3 FROM LAST OPEN TO BE FACE APPROX. %50 FEET LONG, 5 FEET HIGH, 18 FEET WIDE.
I,NAME WAS INSTALLING CABLE BOARDS IN #5 ENTRY, ONE BREAK INBY SPAD #364, WITH ROOF BOLTER, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS, STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK. ATRS WAS SET IN PLACE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
1988 · 3 incidents
ROOF FALL INTAKE AIRWAY-4 1/2'X16'X40'-1700'OUTBY WORKING SECTION.THE AREA WAS CRIBBED AND BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN RODS AND STRAPS TOP TOOK WEIGHT AND CRUMBLED.
OPERATING COAL HAULING SCOOP, GOING TO FEEDER WITH A BUCKET OF COAL IN #1 ENTRY AT LOB, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP CATCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN FRAME OF SCOOP AND ROCK. HAND RECEIVED LAC ERATION, BROKEN MIDDLE FINGER AND THUMB.
HE WAS HANGING PINNER CABLE AT INTERSECTION #5 ENTRY SPAD #243. SCOOP WAS CLEANING UP AND WHEN HE BACKED UP, HE WAS ON OFF SIDE OF SCOOP AND SCOOP OP DIDN'T SEE HIM AND BUMPED INTO HIS LEG.
1987 · 1 incident
SQUEEZING ON PI5LARS IN FALL AREA.DAMP TOP CONDITIONS,CAUSING INTERSECTION TO COLLAPSE.
1986 · 1 incident
STANDING 6 FT O0F GROUND ON LADDER FELL BACKWARD AND HIT GROUND HEAD FIRST