Venture Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
WAS MINING IN THE 4 ENTRY ON SECOND SC THE CM OPERATOR WAS STRUCK BUT A 3 X 1 PIECE OF ROCK THAT FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS HITTING HIM ON THE BACK.
Mine No 4: 6 reportable incidents Coal
Ramada Mining Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
William G Skewes
Gary,
Mcdowell County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607001
MSHA record for Mine No 4 (mine ID 4607001). 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
- 1985–1989
- Latest incident
- Dec 1989
Ownership history
- A W & L Mining Inc 1985 to 1987
- A W & L Mining Inc 1987 to 1989
- Venture Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1990
- Ramada Mining Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine No 4 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
6 on file1989 · 4 incidents
November 29, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Venture Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
ROOF BOLTER OPR WAS BOLTING BROW IN #1 ENTRY WHEN CHUNK OF BROW BROKE LOOSE PUSHING HIM TO MINE FLOOR BRUISING KIDNEY.
November 16, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Venture Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
MAN WAS USING ROOF BOLTER HEAD TO PUSH BOLT INTO HOLE WHEN HE FOT HIS FINGER UNDER HEAD OF ROOF BOLT CRUSHING FINGERS BETWEEN ROOF BOLT AND BOLTER HEAD.
October 2, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Venture Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPL WAS BOLTING TOP AND ROCK FELL
1986 · 1 incident
December 10, 1986
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
A W & L Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
ATRS ON ROOF BO5TER WASBEING LOWERED TO BACK MACHINE UP TO REMOVE LOOSE MATERIAL FROM MACHINE. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING APPROX. FT FROM MACHINE ROCK ROLLED FROM ATRS TO FLOOR FLIPPED OVER ON EMPL OUYEES FOOT. 3
1985 · 1 incident
December 6, 1985
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
POWERED HAULAGE
A W & L Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
AS SHUTTLE CAR 4AS LEAVING MINER IN #4 HEADING ROCK DISLODGED BETWEEN RIB & BOLTS FALLING IN DECK OF CAR ON EMPLOYEES RT LEG COAL WEIGHT 37IN ROCK WAS 22 INCH WIDTH 33IN LENGTH 3 INCH THICK OU T TO FEATHER E8GE