Trinity Mining Inc · Fall from ladders
WAS CHANGING LIGHT BULB USING 16FT EXTENSION LADDER AS HE WAS UPON THE LADDER 10FT CHANGING BULB WHEN LADDER SLIPPED CAUSING INJURIED TO FALL & FRACTURE TO LEFT & RIGHT ARM
Mine No 2: 27 reportable incidents Coal
Avondale Coal Sales Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
David Hopkins
Premier,
Mcdowell County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4602054
MSHA record for Mine No 2 (mine ID 4602054). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 27
- Years on record
- 1986–1994
- Latest incident
- Aug 1994
Ownership history
- Trace Fork Coal Company 1950 to 1985
- Alpha Mining Company Inc 1985 to 1986
- Soho Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1988
- Trinity Mining Inc 1988 to 1993
- Trinity Mining Inc 1993 to 1994
- Avondale Coal Sales Inc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine No 2 sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.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
27 on file1994 · 3 incidents
Trinity Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ELECTRICIAN WAS TAKING OFF A WHEEL ON THE BUGGY WHEN THE SOCKET BROKE AND HURT HIS RIGHT ARM.
May 12, 1994
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Trinity Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
PICK UP TOOL BOX SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.
1993 · 7 incidents
Trinity Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WORKING REAR END OF 3 WHEELER IN VICE WHEN VICE GAVE LOOSE CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN SPRING HANGER AND VICE.
Trinity Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object
RIDING 3 WHEELER AND BOUNCED INTO TOP INJURING NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER.
Trinity Mining Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
TWISTED OR STRAINED BACK WHILE THROWING TIMBERS.
Trinity Mining Inc · Struck by flying object
HITTING ON CONVEYOR CHAIN OF CONTINUOUS MINER WITH HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CAM LOOSE HITTING HIM IN CHEST.
June 9, 1993
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Trinity Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
HANGING CURTAIN IN #2 ENTRY AND RIB ROLLED OFF STRIKING MAN ON BACK.
March 18, 1993
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
POWERED HAULAGE
Trinity Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
RIDING ON TOP OF MANTRIP AND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN MAN TRIP CHARGER AND ROOF WITH LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT SIDE OF CHEST.
March 16, 1993
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Trinity Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
SETTING TIMBERS ON PILLAR SECTION AND ROCK PULLED OFF RIB STRIKING VICTIM ON BACK AND SHOULDER AND LEG IN #7 ENTRY.
1992 · 7 incidents
November 11, 1992
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Trinity Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
BROW IN INTERSECTION OF 8X9 FELL OUT STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT HIP AND LEG PUSHING HIM FORWARD.
Trinity Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
USING CRIB BLOCK AND SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK PUMP FLANGE INTO PUMP MOTOR. HAMMER GLANCED AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT KNEE.
Trinity Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL BEGAN IN #2 ENTRY 10' INBY SPAD #1261 AND EXTENDED 60' LONG, 20' WIDE AND APPROX. 4'6" THICK. AT THICKEST PART. SEEMED TO BE A FAULT IN TOP, ALSO HAD WATER DRIPPING FROM IT.
Trinity Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
NO.8 TO7 BRK ROCK FELL APR 9' THICK BY 20' X 20'. ROCK FALL SOMETIME OVER WEEKEND OF 5/9/92 THRU 5/10/92. ALREADY HAD 8 TO 7 BRK CRIBBED OFF, ON BOTH SIDES.
Trinity Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE HANDLING MINER CABLE.
Trinity Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A MINER CABLE AND STRAINED BACK.
January 6, 1992
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Trinity Mining Inc · Rubbed or abraded
EMPLOYEE WAS EXPERIENCING PAIN IN KNEES FROM CRAWLING SO MUCH IN LOW COAL.
1991 · 5 incidents
October 30, 1991
WV · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Trinity Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object
WHILE HANGING CURTAIN TURNED CORNER AND HIT RIGHT KNEE ON MINER.
October 22, 1991
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
POWERED HAULAGE
Trinity Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ROCK CAME OFF BELT AND HIT LEFT HAND.
Trinity Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object
WHILE TRAMMING SCOOP FROM THE SURFACE TO THE SECTIOH OPERATOR HIT TWO HOLES IN ROADWAY & REPINJURED HIS BACK CAUSING NUMBNESS IN THE NECK & LEFT ARM
July 25, 1991
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Trinity Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object
EE WAS TRAMMING SCOOP INSIDE AND HIT BUMP IN ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TO HIT RIGHT HIP AND SMALL PART OF BACK.
May 20, 1991
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
POWERED HAULAGE
Trinity Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE SHOVELING BELT,BELT SPLICE CAUGHT SHOVEL AND TWISTED I.NAME.PAIN STARTED IMMEDIATELY IN LOWER BACK AND EXTENDED DOWN BOTH LEGS.
1990 · 3 incidents
September 24, 1990
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Trinity Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object
CRAWLING IN MINES ON UNEVEN BOTTOM-KNEE GAVE OUT FELT SHARP PAIN.
Trinity Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON BACK.
Trinity Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
SLUG OF ROCK 6" X 2 1/2' LONG FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT ARM.
1989 · 1 incident
July 20, 1989
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Trinity Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW AGAINST FRAME OF SCOOP.
1986 · 1 incident
Soho Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
THE INJURED WAS3GREASING THE BELT TAIL ROLLER WHEN THE CHAIN LINK GUARD CAUGHT IN T HE BELT. THE GUARD CAUGHT THE INJURED'S ARM & PULLED IT INTO THE B ELT TAILPIECE BETWEEN THE BELT & TAIL PIECE. 3