Shiloh Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL ABOVE ANCHORAGE ZONE OF BOLTS ONE BREAK INBY SPAD 446.
Cove Deep: 9 reportable incidents Coal
Shiloh Mining Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Gary E Stanley; Wayne H Stanley
Philippi,
Barbour County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608052
MSHA record for Cove Deep (mine ID 4608052). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1992–1995
- Latest incident
- Feb 1995
Ownership history
- Stanley Industries Inc 1991 to 1991
- Bohica Inc 1991 to 1992
- Shiloh Mining Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Cove Deep sits in Barbour County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.8% 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.Barbour County, West Virginia · Population 15,454
6.8%
Mining share of county employment
$48,347
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file1995 · 1 incident
1994 · 1 incident
Shiloh Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING MATERIALS ON THE ROOF BOLTER THE OPERATOR OF THE ROOF BOLTER BACKED UP RUNNING OVER EMPLOYEES FOOT
1993 · 6 incidents
September 11, 1993
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
POWERED HAULAGE
Shiloh Mining Inc · Struck by flying object
PULLING TAILPIECE WITH SCOOP AND CHAIN BROKE AND TAILPIECE HIT HIS LEG CAUSING BRUISES.
Shiloh Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
2-BREAKS PITBU SPAD NO.51 (4) BREAKS FROM FACE ROOF FALL = 40 FT BY 18 FT X 8 FT THICK.
Shiloh Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL OUTBY SPAD #463 AT INTERSECTION 40'BY17' 10' HIGH NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT COVERAGE.
Shiloh Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL INBY SPAD 0466 AT INTERSECTION 18' BY 20' APPROX 10' HIGH NO INJURIES NO EQUIPMENT COVERED.
April 2, 1993
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shiloh Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
STRIKING CHISEL WITH SLEDGE HAMMER PIECE BROKE FREE OF CHISEL STRIKING EE ON INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND CAUSING CUT REQUIRING STITCHES.
January 8, 1993
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shiloh Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTED A SHUTTLE CAR TIRE FROM FLAT POSITION TO UPRIGHT POSITION.
1992 · 1 incident
Shiloh Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE TAKING WATER LINE FOR C.M. OFF STANDOFF HOOK ON MINER, A OFF STANDARD S.C. REAR BUMPER HOOKED THE WATERLINE CATCHING FINGERS BETWEEN WATER LINE AND STANDOFF HOOK.