Mining Incidents

Mine No 19-A: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Black Diamond Leasing Inc · Underground
Controlled by Sizemore Lloyd
Kimball, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607278

MSHA record for Mine No 19-A (mine ID 4607278). 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
1987–1993
Latest incident
Sep 1993
Ownership history
  1. R A O Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1987
  2. Faye Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1987
  3. Mels Enterprises Inc 1987 to 1988
  4. Blm Corp 1988 to 1991
  5. Idlewild Collieries Inc 1991 to 1992
  6. H & L Leasing Inc 1992 to 1994
  7. Rayco Mining Inc 1994 to 1996
  8. Black Diamond Leasing Inc 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 19-A sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
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

1993 · 3 incidents

September 13, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
H & L Leasing Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN #6 ENTRY, IN INTERSECTION, 1 BREAK OUTBY SPAD #205, ABOUT 700 FEET OUTBY WORKING FACE. FALL WAS DISCOVERED WHILE MAKING RETURN AIRWAY. WE HAVE 2 RETURN AIRWAYS IN THIS AREA #6 & # 7. ALL OPEN SIDES WILL BE TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF. NO ONE WAS IN AREA DURING FALL. FALL APPARENTLY FELL OVER WEEKEND. NO INJURY TO REPORT.

February 3, 1993 WV · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H & L Leasing Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING A COAL TRUCK TIRE ON THE WHEEL, THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE STEEL RETAINING RING FLEW OFF, STRIKING SON OF TRUCK OWNER BREAKING LEFT HAND-THUMB- INJURING LEFT HAND- MIDDLE FINGER (FINGER AMPUTATED AT SECOND JOINT) AND BRUISES AND ABRASIONS TO LEFT LEG.

January 19, 1993 WV · Coal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H & L Leasing Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE JACKING TAIL ROLLER BACK TO CHANGE ROLLER BEARING THE CHAIN BLOCKS COME A LONGS SLIPPED AND HIT MY LEFT HAND FING FINGER THE RESULT WAS LEFT HAND RING FINGER WAS BROKEN IN TWO PLACES.

1987 · 1 incident

May 7, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R A O Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOADING BELT ST9UCTURE IN SCOOP, TWISTED LEG.