K & C Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HANDLE SLIPPED FROM CABLE RATCHET STRIKING RIGHT THUMB, CAUISNG SIMPLE FACTURE OF RIGHT THUMB.
Mine #4: 14 reportable incidents Coal
K & C Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Mc Court Loye
Webster Springs,
Webster County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607560
MSHA record for Mine #4 (mine ID 4607560). 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
- 1989–1991
- Latest incident
- Sep 1991
Ownership history
- Spring Ridge Coal Company 1988 to 1988
- Taner Coal Company Inc 1988 to 1990
- K & C Coal Company Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine #4 sits in Webster County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 7.2% 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.Webster County, West Virginia · Population 8,253
7.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,061
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
14 on file1991 · 2 incidents
K & C Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
WE HAD AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IN AN INTERSECTION IN #6 ENTRY 6 BREAKS FROM FACE.
1990 · 6 incidents
July 9, 1990
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Taner Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
THROWING BELT ON STRUCTURE AT THE 3 BELT HEAD
Taner Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
LEG AND HANDS WERE INBY LAST PER SUPPORT ROCK FELL ON LEG AND HANDS
Taner Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
INTAKE ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #4 ENTRY NEAR SPAD #104.
Taner Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
KNOCKING CRIB BLOCK LOOSE W/TIMBER AND TWISTED BACK.
February 12, 1990
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Taner Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
WATCHING SOMEONE WELD FROM A DISTANCE BURNED EYES-WAS WEARING EYE SHIELD
Taner Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
GRINDING PIECE OF STEEL GRINDER JERKED STEEL KICKED BACK PIECE OF STEEL & KNOCKED FINGER INTO SOMETHING
1989 · 6 incidents
December 21, 1989
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
MACHINERY
Taner Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
CAUGHT LEFT ARM BETWEEN MINER BOOM & MBC, MBC HUNG UP & MINER PULLING. MIDDLE MBC SHOVED FRONT MBC WHILE VICTIM WAS HOOKING MINE BOOM TO MBC.
Taner Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
HE WAS BOLTING, PIECE OF BOLT STEEL DROPPED ON HIS FORE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
Taner Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FALL AT INTERSECTION IN NO. 5 ENTRY ON INTAKE.
Taner Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FALL AT INTERSECTION IN #4 ENTRY ON INTAKE AT WORKING FACE.
April 24, 1989
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
MACHINERY
Taner Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
WAS MOVING MINER AROUND THE BLOCK, MI8NER WENT OVER HUMP, THE DECK WENT UP AGAINST THE TOP MASHING ME DOWN IN THE DECK PULLING MUSCLES IN MY BACK.
Taner Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
SET OVER WEEKEND UNSUPPORTED AND ADDED EXTRA SUPPORT INCL. LONGER BELT AND TIMBER IN ADJACENT AREA.