Mining Incidents

Mine No 145 (3): 4 reportable incidents Coal

Dunn Coal & Dock Company · Underground
Cannelton, Kanawha County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608592

MSHA record for Mine No 145 (3) (mine ID 4608592). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1997
Latest incident
Jun 1997
Ownership history
  1. Dunn Coal & Dock Company 1996 to 1998
  2. Dunn Coal & Dock Company 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 145 (3) sits in Kanawha County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% of county employment.

Local economic context
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

4 on file

1997 · 4 incidents

June 5, 1997 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Dunn Coal & Dock Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN #2 ENTRY WHEN HE RAN INTO A PIECE OF METAL STRAP HANGING FROM THE ROOF.

May 18, 1997 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dunn Coal & Dock Company · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS IN THE DINNER HOLE EATING WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN.

February 28, 1997 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dunn Coal & Dock Company · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 001 UUU. FALL MEASURED 18'L, 20'W, 0-8'THICK APPROX. FALL OCCURRED IN X CUT FORM #5 TO #6.

February 17, 1997 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Dunn Coal & Dock Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP ALLEGES THAT WHILE TRAMMMING A SHUTTLE CAR INTO #2 ROOM HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY AND JAMMED HIS BACK.