K D A Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE OF ROOF BOLTS DUE TO A MUD SEAM & HIGH HUMIDITY.
Lobo Mine #2: 10 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Lobo Mine #2 (mine ID 4606471). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 1985
- Latest incident
- Sep 1985
Ownership history
- Lobo Capital Inc 1982 to 1983
- K D A Enterprises Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Lobo Mine #2 sits in Preston 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.Preston County, West Virginia · Population 34,204
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$61,373
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file1985 · 10 incidents
K D A Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL 2 BREAKS OUTBY FACE OF 1 LEFT SECTION ROOF FELL 8\HIGH IN X-CUT FROM #6 ENTRY TO #7 ENTRY INCLUDING #7 ENTRY INTERSECTION.
K D A Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN THE 1 RETURN ENTRY 2 BREAK THRUS OUTBY THE FACE ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE OF THE 5 RESIN BOLTS VENTICATION WAS NOT IMPAIRED DUE TO A 3 ENTRY RETURN SYSTEM AT THIS POINT IN THE 1 LEFT SECTION OF THE LOBO 2 MINE.
K D A Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #1 RETURN ENTRY 2 BREAK THRUS OUTBY THE FACE ABOVE ANCHORAGE OF THE 5 FT RESIN BOLTS VENT WAS NOT IMPAIRED DUE TO 3 ENTRY SYSTEM AT THIS POINT IN THE 1 LEFT SECTION OF THE LOBO #2 MINE
June 19, 1985
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
K D A Enterprises Inc · Struck against stationary object
INJURED TWISTED HIS LEFTY KNEE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF ROCK HAND AND LOST HIS FOOTING.
K D A Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL 50\ LONG 5\ TO 6\ HIGH OF LAMINATED SANDSTONE FELL AT THE PITMOUTH DUE TO DETERIORATION OF THE ROOF DUE TO EXCESSIVE MOISTURE.
May 16, 1985
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
POWERED HAULAGE
K D A Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS SHOVELING BELT SHOVEL CAUGHT BELT SPLICE AND KICKED THE SHOVEL BACK AND CAUGHT INJURED MAN WRIST.
April 18, 1985
WV · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
K D A Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS PRYING A ROCK OFF THE MINER WITH A POST THE POST SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE INJURED IN THE MOUTH.
April 17, 1985
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
K D A Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SHUTTLE CAR WAS GOING TO MINER THE FRONT END OF THE SHUTTLE CAR HIT THE ROOF AND KNOCKED A ROCK ON TO THE INJURED\S FOOT.
March 29, 1985
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
K D A Enterprises Inc · Struck against stationary object
SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING TO MINER BETWEEN #4 & 3 HEADINGS A LOW PEICE OF HEAD COAL WAS ON THE OPERATORS SIDE OF THE UNTERSECTION.THE BUGGY OPERATOR HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TOP.