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Clinton No 8: 1 recorded fatality Coal

New Hope Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Crump John M
Wharton, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608394

MSHA record for Clinton No 8 (mine ID 4608394). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1994–1996
Latest incident
Nov 1996
Ownership history
  1. Par-U Mining & Development Corp 1994 to 1996
  2. Dale Coal Inc 1994 to 1995
  3. New Hope Mining Inc 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Clinton No 8 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
May 26, 1995 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dale Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE NO. 3 TO NO.2 CROSSCUT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROXIMATELY 8'X 20' X 18" FELL STRIKING EE IN THE LOWER BACK.

Reportable incidents

4 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1996 · 3 incidents

February 29, 1996 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Par-U Mining & Development Corp · Struck by falling object

BOLTER OPERATOR WAS INSTALLING HIS 3RD BOLT WHEN ROCK FELL AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT ANKLE.

1994 · 1 incident

December 1, 1994 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Dale Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

HIT ROOF BOLT WITH KNEE WHILE TRAMING SCOOP - TWISTD BODY.