Cannelton Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS SWINGING HIS DRILL STATION TO THE RIB TO INSTALL ON RIB BOLT. HIS HAND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE CANOPY AND THE RIB.
Mine No 140 (3): 5 reportable incidents Coal
Cannelton Industries Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Horizon Natural Resources Incorporated
Cannelton,
Kanawha County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608502
MSHA record for Mine No 140 (3) (mine ID 4608502). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1996–1997
- Latest incident
- Jan 1997
Ownership history
- Cannelton Industries Inc 1995 to 1998
- Cannelton Industries Inc 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine No 140 (3) sits in Kanawha County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.Kanawha County, West Virginia · Population 178,198
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,887
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1997 · 3 incidents
January 7, 1997
WV · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cannelton Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS SETTING MINER BITS. WHILE HITTING THE BIT WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIS RT THUMB
Cannelton Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE A GEAR BOX FROM THE MINER WHEN HE PINCHED HIS LITTLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE GEARBOX AND THE FRAME OF THE MINER.
1996 · 2 incidents
Cannelton Industries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMP ALLEGES THAT WHILE TIGHTENING A P.L.M. PLUG ON THE #4 BELT HEAD TRANSFORMER. FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
Cannelton Industries Inc · Accident type, without injuries
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 001 MMU. THE ROOF FELL IN THE L.O.C. BETWEEN #4 AND #5 ENTRIES. FALL MEASURED APPROX. 75' WIDE X 0 TO 84" THICK X 0 TO 13' LONG. NO INJURIES.