Miami Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
NO NARRATIVE - BUT THIS WAS AN APPARENT ROOF FALL REPORT.
Hackers Creek Mine #18: 11 reportable incidents Coal
Miami Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
William E Konya; Steve A Konya
Hodgesville,
Upshur County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608149
MSHA record for Hackers Creek Mine #18 (mine ID 4608149). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1993–1996
- Latest incident
- Jan 1996
Ownership history
- Mon-Go Mining Inc 1992 to 1993
- Miami Coal Company 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Hackers Creek Mine #18 sits in Upshur County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.Upshur County, West Virginia · Population 23,758
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$51,859
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file1996 · 1 incident
1994 · 6 incidents
October 7, 1994
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miami Coal Company · Fall from machine
ON SURFACE EMPLOYEE FELL WHILE UNLOADING TRUCK AND STRUCK HIS KNEE ON THE GROUND.
Miami Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS CARRING A BOOM JACK TO THE MINER TO REPLACE A JACK THAT WAS LEAKING OIL. HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE PREFORMING THIS TASK.
March 8, 1994
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Miami Coal Company · Struck by falling object
ON SURFACE EE WAS WATCHING WHILE ROCK WAS BENT CLEANED OFF A CANOPY WHEN A ROCK CAME OFF THE WALL AND STRUCK HIM.
March 8, 1994
WV · Coal
continuous miner operator, coal mole operator
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Miami Coal Company · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ROCK OFF A CANOPY WHEN A ROCK CAME OFF THE HIWALL & STRUCK HIM ON THE LEG
February 1, 1994
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miami Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN SUPPLY HEADING AND SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
January 25, 1994
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Miami Coal Company · Struck by falling object
MAIN SOUTH, A ROCK FELL OUT OF THE ROOF STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT HAND.
1993 · 4 incidents
Miami Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #1 HEADDING 2 BLOCKS OUTBY THE FACE IN THE INTERSECTION. (L-40' H-12' W-18"). NO INJURIES. DANGERED OFF. SET POST ALLWAYS TO FALL.
Miami Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
THE #2 HEADING 1-N SEC A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN THE INTERSECTION 20' OUTBY THE FACE. SIZE OF FALL 60'LX16'WX8'H NO INJURIED OCCURED SET POST IN ALL HEADINGS TO FALL AREA "DANGERED OFF" HEADINGS
October 26, 1993
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Miami Coal Company · Struck by falling object
A ROCK FELL OUT OF THE ROOF STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT KNEE AND RIGHT ANKLE.
Miami Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
HIWALL FACE UP. A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 HEADING APPROX. 45' FT. INBY THE HIWALL. (14W X 40L X 7H) "DANGERED OFF" NO INJURIES OCCURRED ENTRY DROPPED OFF.