Mining Incidents

Five Block No 1: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Montgomery, Kanawha County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604310

MSHA record for Five Block No 1 (mine ID 4604310). 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
1983
Latest incident
Aug 1983
Ownership history
  1. Central Appalachian Coal Company 1974 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Five Block No 1 sits in Kanawha County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Kanawha County, West Virginia · Population 178,198
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,887
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

1983 · 7 incidents

August 3, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Central Appalachian Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMP WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR HE PUT HIS RT HAND OVER THE CANOPY THE CANOPY CAUGHT ON ROOF BOLT CUTTING OFF 2 JOINTS OF HIS RT INDEX FINGER

July 11, 1983 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider STRIKING OR BUMPING
Central Appalachian Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMP WAS WALKING DOWN THE ENTRY AND HIT HIS BACK ON ROOF BOLTER DID NOT CEASE WORK REPORT NOT FILED BY EMP FOR 2 WEEKS NO TREATMENT MEDICATION ONLY

June 20, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Central Appalachian Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR.NO USUAL INJURY OR CAUSE COULD BE DETERMINED.

March 7, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper POWERED HAULAGE
Central Appalachian Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A TRAILING CABLE CAME LOOSE KNOCKING THE EMPLOYEE DOWN CAUSING A PULLED NECK MUSCLE AND BRUISED KNEE. EMPLOYEE WAS EXAMINED BY DR. AND SENT TO SPECIALIST FOR FOLLOW UP AND WAS THERE RELEASED T O RETURN. HE RECEIVED NO MEDICAL TREATMENT OTHER THAN BEING ADVISED NOT TO OVEREXERT.