Dunn Coal & Dock Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
STATE WORKER'S COMPENSATION AWARD-PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
Mine No 165: 11 reportable incidents Coal
Dunn Coal & Dock Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Horizon Natural Resources Incorporated
Cannelton,
Kanawha County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607796
MSHA record for Mine No 165 (mine ID 4607796). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1990–1999
- Latest incident
- Mar 1999
Ownership history
- C N Wilcher Mining 1989 to 1998
- Dunn Coal & Dock Company 1998 to 1998
- Dunn Coal & Dock Company 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine No 165 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
11 on file1999 · 1 incident
1998 · 9 incidents
October 24, 1998
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dunn Coal & Dock Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE STATED THAT WHILE PLASTERING A STOPPING HE TOOK HIS GLOVES OFF THE WIPE HIS FACE. WHILE WIPING HIS FACE, HE GOT SOME SEALANT IN HIS EYE.
October 12, 1998
WV · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dunn Coal & Dock Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE STATED WHILE HANGING THE MINER CABLE IN #2 ENTRY, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
September 17, 1998
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Dunn Coal & Dock Company · Struck by flying object
EE STATED THAT WHILE TIGHTENING A ROOF BOLT, A 3/4" ROTATION HOSE BURST. OIL FROM THE BURST HOSESTRUCK HIM IN THE PALM OF THE RIGHT HAND, RESULTING IN A LACERATION.
Dunn Coal & Dock Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE STATED THAT WHILE USING A WRENCH ON A 1/2" DRIVE RATCHET, THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON THE MOUTH, RESULTING IN STITCHES.
Dunn Coal & Dock Company · Struck against stationary object
EE STATED THAT WHILE CROSSING UNDER #2 BELT HE STEPPED ON A 6X6 SQUARE POST WHERE A BRIDGE WAS BEING CONSTRUCTED. THE TIMBER TURNED WITH HIM CAUSING HIM TO TURN HIS ANKLE
Dunn Coal & Dock Company · Struck by falling object
EE STATED THAT WHILE MOVING METAL STRAPS ON THE BOLTER, A STRAP FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT EAR.
Dunn Coal & Dock Company · Struck against stationary object
EE STATED THAT WHILE GETTING INTO A SCOOP, HE BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST THE FRAME RESULTING IN A CONTUSION TO THE KNEE.
July 23, 1998
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Dunn Coal & Dock Company · Struck against a moving object
EE STATED THAT WHILE TRAMMING HIS SHUTTLE CAR TO THE FACE, HE RAN INTO A HOLE. THIS CAUSED THE SHUTTLE CAR TO BOUNCE HIM INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE CANOPY.
July 2, 1998
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Dunn Coal & Dock Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
RT FOOT WAS WASHED BY OUTRIGGER ON BOOM TRUCK.
1990 · 1 incident
C N Wilcher Mining · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FREE A MINER STUCK IN THE MUD AT THE FACE OF #3 ENTRY, MAINS SECTION, THE VICTIM GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MINER BOOM AND THE RIB.