THE VICTUM WAS LYING ON 2 BAGS OF ROCKDUST WHILE RIDING IN MANTRIP. THIS CAUSED HIS BODY TO BE ABOVE THE TOP OF THE OPEN MANTRIP. THE MANTRIP HIT A ROCK PUSHING IT TO THE ROOF WHICH CRUSHED TH E VICTUM'S HEAD.
Mine N0 1: 1 recorded fatality Coal
MSHA record for Mine N0 1 (mine ID 4607530). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 22
- Years on record
- 1988–1995
- Latest incident
- Oct 1995
- Thin Seams Inc 1988 to 1994
- Sand Branch Mining Inc 1994 to present
Mine N0 1 sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% of county employment.
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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.Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
21 on file (excluding fatalities above)1995 · 8 incidents
A PIECE OF ROCK 2 FT WIDE AND 3 FT LONG X 6" THICK WITH ALL EDGEO WERE FEATHERED FELL DURING BOTING OPERATION BETWEEN CANOPY AND TRS ON LEFT SIDE OF ROOF BOLTER STRIKING ROOF BOLTER OPERATORS LEFT LEG.
EE WAS ASKED BY THE BELTMAN TO HELP HIM MOVE SOME BELT ROLLERS OUT OF THE BELT WALKWAY. THE ROLLERS HAD BEEN LEFT BEHIND FROM A PREVIOUS BELT MOVE. AS HE THREW THE STRUCTURE, HE CUT HIS POINTE R FINGER, LEFT HAND.
WHILE TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER BACKWARD WITH ONE HAND ON THE TRAM LEVERS AND HOLDING THE MACHINE CABLE WITH THE OTHER HAND ,HAND SLIPPED OFF THE LEFT TRAM LEVER CAUSING THE BOLTER TO SWING INTO TH E RIB AND CATCH LEFT ARM BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE ROOF BOLTER DECK.
SC OPERATOR WAS TAKING DOWN A CABLE THAT HAD BEEN HUNG & A SMALL PIECE OF SLAT FELL & A CUT HIS LEFT CHEEK REQUIRING STICHES
EE, THE MINER HELPED WAS MOVING HIS CABLE OUT OFTHE ROADWAY, & WAS HIT BY THE OFF SIDE S.C.
EE HAD HELPED MOVE THE MINER FROM THE #3 FACE INTO #2 FACE. AFTER THE MINER STARTED LOADING COAL IN THE #2 FACE, HE NOTICED HIS MINER CABLE LAYING OUT IN THE ROAD, AND WENT TO MOVE IT OUT. AS TEH OFF-STANDARD CAR WAS LOADING, THE OFF-STANDARD SC OPERATOR COULD NOT SEE EE, AND PUSHED HIM INTO THE RIB.
ON KNEE USING TORCH TO CUT A DMAGED GUARD OFF BELT HEAD TO BE REPAIRED PUT OF SLAG FROM METAL WENT INTO HIS EAR.
EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM, WHEN DRILL STEEL BROKE, HIT HIS LEG, BROKE LEG BELOW THE KNEE.
1990 · 2 incidents
ROCK FELL HITTING ROOF BOLT OPERATOR BACK WHEN HE WAS USING THE HEAD TOGETHER BRUISED BACK AND LEFT LEG.
TRAMMING FORK LIFT FROM MINE SITE TO STOCK YARD. LOST CONTROL AND WAS THROWN OFF.
1989 · 10 incidents
MASH THREE FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND.
#6 ENTRY APPROX. 4TH BK INSIDE. FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT 6:30 AM. FELL OVER WEEKEND. REPORTED TO LOGAN MSHA AT 0830 BY PHONE. 20 X 20 X 3'. PULLED BOLTS TO 4' HIGH.
SUPPLY ROLLED BACK AGAINST MOTOR PINNING MAN LEG.
SMALL PIECE OF SLATE FELL HITTING MAN ON HEAD AND HAND BRUISED HAND AND HEAD.
LIFTED MINER CABLE AND HURT BACK LIFTED RF BOLTS HURT BACK.
LIFTR PANEL LID OFF 21SC & HANDLE ON LID SQUARES RIGHT HAND MIDDLE FINGER
CARRYING A CRIB BLOCK FELL OVER A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE.
SURFACE MINER WAS GOING DOWN STEEP HILL WHEN FELL & HURT LOWER PART OF LEFT LEG.
LOADING ROCKDUSTER IN SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HURT HIS LEG.
PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING MINER ON BACK OF FOOT.
1988 · 1 incident
ROCK FELL ON FOOT.