Mining Incidents

Mine No 26 - Kelly Hatfield: 6 reportable incidents Coal

New River Fuel Inc · Underground
Controlled by Younce Leonard
Clothier, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605490

MSHA record for Mine No 26 - Kelly Hatfield (mine ID 4605490). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Feb 1984
Ownership history
  1. Westmoreland Coal Company 1977 to 1981
  2. New River Fuel Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 26 - Kelly Hatfield sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1984 · 2 incidents

February 13, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
New River Fuel Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE PINNING CREW WAS PINNING THE PLACE WITH 8\ BOLTS WHEN THE COVERALLS OF THE PINNER OPERATOR GOT CAUGHT IN THE AUGER TYPE STEEL & TWISTED AROUND THE STEEL RESULTING IN A BRUISED RIB CAGE.

February 13, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
New River Fuel Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE PINNING CREW WAS PINNING THE PALCE WITH 8\ RESIN PINS USING AUGER TYPE STEEL & THE PINNER OPERATORS COVERALLS GOT CAUGHT ON THE AUGER TYPE STEEL & WOUND AROUND THE STEEL RESULTING IN A FR ACTURE OF THE INDEX FINGER.

1983 · 4 incidents

June 4, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
New River Fuel Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WENT INTO THE PLACE TO PIN IT. HE PULLED DOWN A PIECE OF ROCK AND STARTED TO MARK THE PLACE FOR PIN INSTALLATION WITHOUT POSITIONING THE ATRS SYSTEM. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD AND FACE.

March 17, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
New River Fuel Inc · Struck by falling object

KENNETH MYERS WAS HELPING TO CHARGE DILL HOLES IN 2 ROOM CROSSCUT NEXT WHEN A BROW FROM FACE FELL STRIKING INJURED ON POINT OF LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING A BRUISE TO SHOULDER THE PLACE HAD PREVIOUS LY BEEN CHECKED BEFORE STARTING TO CHARGE DRILL HOLES

March 17, 1983 WV · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
New River Fuel Inc · Struck by falling object

LONNIE BIAS INJURED HAD DRILLED HOLES IN FACE OF 2 ROOM CROSSCUT LEFAND WAS HELPING TO CHARGE DRILL HOLES WHEN A PIECE OF LOOSE BROW FELL STRIKING INJURED ON LOWER BACK CAUSING BRUISE TO LOWER PART OF BACK LONNIE HAD PREVIOUSLY CHECKED FACE AND PULLED SOME LOOSE MATERIAL DOWN

March 17, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
New River Fuel Inc · Struck by falling object

LARRY R BALL WAS HELPING CHARGE DRILL HOLES IN FACE OF 2 ROOM CROSSCUT LEFT WHILE CHARGING AND TAMPING HOLES A BROW FELL FROM FACE STRIKING INJURED ON LOWER BACK AND RIGHT KNEE CAUSING BRUISE TO BACK AND STRAIN TO RIGHT KNEE BROW HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN CHECKED AND CONSIDERED SAFE