Mining Incidents

Jessica Mine Coal

Ga-Ran Corp · Underground
Controlled by Mc Kenzie Don L Jr
Belva, Nicholas County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4605681

MSHA record for Jessica Mine (mine ID 4605681). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1985–1986
Latest incident
Oct 1986

Fatalities at this mine

2 recorded
October 20, 1986 WV · Coal timberman Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ga-Ran Corp · Struck by falling object

A SLIP MEASURIN1 APPROXIMATELY 12X5X18 FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF RIDING THE VICTIM AND TIMBERS TO THE MINE FLOOR

August 29, 1985 WV · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Newport Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

I NAME SET A JACK SO THE MINER COULD CUT COAL AND WHEN THE JACK PUT PRESSURE ON THE ROOF A SLIP OF ROOF FELL ON HIM CRUSHING HIS HEAD

Reportable incidents

4 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1986 · 1 incident

1985 · 3 incidents

June 13, 1985 WV · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Newport Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

I.NAME WAS SETTING JACKS ON WILCOX MINER - AND SLIP OF ROOF FELL ON HIM.

March 25, 1985 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Newport Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE ROOF FALL OCCURRED MAINLY BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS OPERATOR DID NOT DETECT THE ADVERSE ROOF CONDITIONS WHICH WAS A SLIPPERY HORSE BACK THAT COULD OF BEEN DETECTED IT PROPER PRECONDITIONS HAND BEEN TAKEN DURING THE BOLTING CYCLE THIS FAL DID NOT IMPAIR VENTALATION OR IMPEDE PASSAGE THE FALL MEASURED 35 FT LONG 20 FT WIDE AND 3 1/2 TO 4 FT HIGH

January 18, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Big Lump Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE TRAMMED ROOF BOLTER OVER HIS HAND

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