WAS BENDING A 6' POINT ANCHOR ROOF BOLT, TO SPOT BOLT AND STRAINED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
Hiope #5: 16 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Hiope #5 (mine ID 4605972). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 16
- Years on record
- 1985–1992
- Latest incident
- Jun 1992
- Pigeon Branch Coal Company Inc 1979 to 1988
- Pigeon Branch Coal Company Inc 1988 to 1990
- Ranger Fuel Coal Inc 1990 to 1994
- Hiope Mining Inc 1994 to present
Hiope #5 sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
16 on file1992 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING TOP FOR CONT. MINER, WHEN APIECE OF SCALE APPROX 17"X33 1/2"X2 3/4" THICH (THIS IS AT THE LARGEST POINTS) FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE ON SHOULDERS AND BACK.
1991 · 6 incidents
EMPL WAS CHANGING PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE & DROPPED IN ON RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPL WAS HELPING REMOVE LARGE LUMP OF COAL FROM MINER/COAL ROLLED 0N 4/HAND BREAKING R/RING FINGER.
UNLOADING COLLARS FROM SCOOP
EMPLOYEE DRILLING TEST HOLES IN FACE AREA "HAND DRILL" HANDLE BROKE DRILL STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ARM BRUISING LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING LIFTING JACK BAR SLIPPED,EMPLOYEE FELL FORWARD INTO JACK CUTTING L/FOREHEAD REQUIRING TWO STITCHES.
BACKED PINNER OUT OF FACE. ATEEMPTED TO REMOVE ROCK, PINNER RAN OVER THUMB LEFT HAND.
1989 · 2 incidents
INJURED SAID HE WAS BACKING MINER UP-CANOPY CAUGHT IN A ROOF BOLT-CANOPY CAME DOWN HIT HIM ON HEAD-KNOCKING HIM OUT OF MINER..
INJURED SAID A ROCK FELL AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN.
1986 · 3 incidents
INJURED WAS CLE5NING, CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLT AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD. CAUSING LACERATIONS ABOVE THE EYE AND ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD.
I.NAME WAS WALK3NG ACROSS THE BUCKET OF A SS UNITRAC WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE SLICK METAL. HE LANDED ON HIS REAR, CAUSING PAIN TO LOWER BACK
I.NAME CLEANING3CONVEYOR BELT NEAR DRIFT WHERE ICE WAS FROZEN ON WALKWAY.SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL AGAINST BELT STRUCTURE INJURING RIGHT SHOULDER AND PULLING MUSCLE.
1985 · 3 incidents
INJURED WAS OPE9ATING ROOF BOLTER. DRILL BOOM MASHED KNEE BETWEEN DRILL BOOM AND BOTTOM. BROOSED KNEE AND UPPER LEG.
PULLING ROOF BOLTER OUT OF FACE TO MOVE TO NEXT PLACE TO BE BOLTED FOREMAN SIGNALED TO STOP BOLT MACHINE SO HE COULD REMOVE ROCK IN ROAD BY HAND BEFORE ROCK WAS REMOVED OPERATOR OF MACHINE AC CIDENTLY HIT TRAM PEDAL PINNING FOREMANS LEG BETWEEN TIRE AND ROCK
MAN WAS LIFTING 2X6 APPRO 4 FT LONG ON WET SLIPPERY BOTTOM LIFTING WITH BACK INSTEAD OF LEGS.