Mining Incidents

Kennie-Wayne #1a: 13 reportable incidents Coal

Kennie-Wayne Inc · Underground
Gilbert, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608174

MSHA record for Kennie-Wayne #1a (mine ID 4608174). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1992–1994
Latest incident
May 1994
Ownership history
  1. War Eagle Construction Company Inc 1992 to 1992
  2. Kennie-Wayne Inc 1992 to 1992
  3. Kennie-Wayne Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Kennie-Wayne #1a sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.
Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

1994 · 1 incident

May 5, 1994 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kennie-Wayne Inc · Fall onto or against objects

HE WAS CARRYING 2 CANS OF OIL WHEN HE FELL & HIT HIS BACK ON RESCURER EE DID NOT REPORT THIS ACCIDENT TO ANYONE AT THE MINES HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 05-2 4-94 WHERE HE WAS LAYED OFF HE BROU GHT PAPER TO BE SIGNED ON 06-13-94

1993 · 8 incidents

September 18, 1993 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Kennie-Wayne Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GLOVE HUNG IN DRILL STEEL AND MASHED FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

September 16, 1993 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kennie-Wayne Inc · Fall from machine

SHUTTLE CAR CABLE WAS HUNG, CABLE CAME DOWN AND PULLED HIM OFF BUGGY.

September 2, 1993 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Kennie-Wayne Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPEATED USE OF HANDS & ARMS DAMAGE TO NERVES IN HANDS

August 30, 1993 WV · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kennie-Wayne Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE. INJURED LOWER BACK.

August 9, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kennie-Wayne Inc · Accident type, without injuries

BAD ROOF DUE TO BARRIER PILLARS IN OLD WORKS UNDERNEATH SECTION. SECTION WAS ABANDONED 8/5/93.

1992 · 4 incidents

October 19, 1992 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kennie-Wayne Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS PICKING UP CNETER, HANGING SIGHT ROD (MANUALLY) ONE BREAK OUTBY LAST OPEN BREAK AT #7 ENTRY WHEN ROCK FELL ON RIB AND LEFT HIP.

October 7, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kennie-Wayne Inc · Struck by flying object

EE & EE WERE WORKING AT #3 HEADING ALMOST TWO BREAKS BY SECTION TAILPIECE TYING A STEEL ROPE TO SCOOP LOAD WHEN THE CABOLE CAME LOOSE & RFLEW BACK HITTING EE IN THE EYE

July 23, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT FINGER IN AUGER ON ROCK DUSTER.