Ltw Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MAN WAS TAKING ROOF BOLT & TRYING TO PUSH SOME GOB OFF OF TAILPIECE ON #2BELT & SPLICE CAUGHT BOLT & PUSHED HAND UP AGAINST TOP.
Longpole #1 Mine: 7 reportable incidents Coal
Ltw Mining Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Danny Lester; Wade Lester Jr
Iaeger,
Mcdowell County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607308
MSHA record for Longpole #1 Mine (mine ID 4607308). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1988–1990
- Latest incident
- Sep 1990
Ownership history
- Ltw Mining Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Longpole #1 Mine sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file1990 · 1 incident
1989 · 4 incidents
November 9, 1989
WV · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ltw Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 3' LONG & 4" TO 6" THICK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS & HIT HIM IN HEAD & BACK.
July 18, 1989
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Ltw Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object
THE OPERATOR WAS RUNNING A 21SC SHUTTLE CAR AND RAN OVER A RACK AND HURT HIS TAILBONE ON THE SIDE OF THE BUGGY
February 22, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Ltw Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
HE WAS STOOPED DOWN ABOUT 4 FOOT FROM THE RIB AND THE COAL POPPED OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK.
Ltw Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
THE MAN PICKED UP A ROCK WHICH FELL ON THE BELT CONTROL CABLE AND STRAINED HIS BACK. 4 BREAKS OUTBY THE DUMPING AREA ON THE BELT LINE.
1988 · 2 incidents
October 10, 1988
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ltw Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE PICKED UP BELTING IN MINES- BACK STRAIN.
Ltw Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
THE TOP WAS SUPPORTED WITH 4 FT. RESIN BOLTS AND THE TOP JUST DETERIORATED AROUND THE BOLTS AND LET THE TOP FALL IN.