Mining Incidents

Dingess Branch No 1 Mine Coal

Mc Kinney Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Mc Kinney Ivan C Sr
Lorado, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608615

MSHA record for Dingess Branch No 1 Mine (mine ID 4608615). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1997–1998
Latest incident
Feb 1998
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1998 · 4 incidents

February 23, 1998 WV · Coal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Kinney Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE HEAVY ITEMS SUCH AS FANS BELT ECT. HAD TERRIBLE PAIN IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF GROIN AREA.

January 8, 1998 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mc Kinney Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

BELIEVED HE PULLED A MUSCLE BOUNCING IN A SCOOP. HIT TWO BUMPS IN THE ROAD.

January 6, 1998 WV · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mc Kinney Mining Inc · Fall down stairs

FELL ON STEPS WAS CAUGHT BY EMPLOYEE. DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURY UNTIL 2 DAYS LATER.

1997 · 1 incident

October 13, 1997 WV · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
Mc Kinney Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS GETTING THE CUTTER OVER USING THE HYDRAULIC BOOM AND SET THE OPERATOR'S DECK ON HIS BIG TOE.

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The full compliance file on Dingess Branch No 1 Mine

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