Mining Incidents

Metco Mine No 1 Coal

Racoon Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Mullins Jack G
Mcconnell, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606389

MSHA record for Metco Mine No 1 (mine ID 4606389). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1984–1988
Latest incident
Sep 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

September 8, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Racoon Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT IN BETWEEN BOLTS, HITTING EMPLOYEE WHILE SHOVELING BELT.

February 26, 1988 WV · Coal driller operator POWERED HAULAGE
Racoon Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HANGING CABLE FOR DRILL & RAM CAR RAN OVER RIGHT FRONT.

1987 · 2 incidents

September 5, 1987 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Racoon Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING POWER AND HAVING 4160 CABLE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

May 4, 1987 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Racoon Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ACCIDENT OCCURE8 IN LOW AREA OF MINE,OPER.HAD DECK BLOCKED UP WITH BLOCKS RESULTING IN PINNING HIMSELF BETWEEN ROOF AND SCOOP.OPER.SUSTAINED DISLOCATED SHOULDER AND 2 CRACKED RIBS.

1986 · 1 incident

September 29, 1986 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Racoon Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

2 SCOOPS, MAN W5S IN BLAKE OF REAR SCOOP TIEING STEEL ROPE TO OTHER SCOOP, HE TOLD OPR. TO TRAM FORWARD FOR MORE SLACK - SCOOP STARTED WIDE OPEN PUSHING VICTIMS LEG UNDER FRONT SCOOP

1985 · 3 incidents

September 12, 1985 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Racoon Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE OADING CHAINS IN THE SCOOP THE BUCKET WAS ACCIDENTLY DROPPED ON VICTIMS FOOT

July 29, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Racoon Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MOVING ROOF BOLTEER PULLED DECK ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT

1984 · 6 incidents

October 30, 1984 WV · Coal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Racoon Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING BELT BACK ON SPEED REDUCER. BELT SLIPPED BREAKING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

June 4, 1984 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Racoon Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

COMING OUTSIDE TO CHANGE BATTERYS AN HIT HEAD ON TOP OF ROOF HOLE IN ROADWAY OF BREAKS INSIDE.

May 29, 1984 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Racoon Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

VICTIM WAS SHOOTING COAL AND A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIING THE VICTIM ON UPPER BACK BETWEEN SHOULDERS.

May 10, 1984 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Racoon Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

VICTIM WAS OPERATING SCOOP LOADING COAL WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING THE SCOOP OPERATOR WHILE HE WAS SITTING IN THE SCOOP

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