Paybra Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A PIECE OF METAL AND FELT PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA.
Mine No 4: 17 reportable incidents Coal
Paybra Mining Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Robertson Jack
Coal Mountain,
Wyoming County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607146
MSHA record for Mine No 4 (mine ID 4607146). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 1991–1992
- Latest incident
- Jul 1992
Ownership history
- Ru-Mae Mining Inc 1986 to 1989
- D D & L Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1990
- Paybra Mining Company Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine No 4 sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
17 on file1992 · 7 incidents
June 11, 1992
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Paybra Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
WHILE EMPL WAS RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR HIT HEAD AGAINST ROOF.
March 11, 1992
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
STRIKING OR BUMPING
Paybra Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO SECTION FOREMAN OR MYSELF.THE WITNESSES THAT INJURED GAVE TO ME SAID THEY KNEW OF NO SUCH ACCIDENT.HE CALLED BACK TO THE MINE AT 11:45 PM AND REPORTED TO THE OUTSIDE MAN THAT HE CUT A 3 INCH GASH ON HIS BACK .THIS IS ALL THE REPORT THAT I HAVE.
March 5, 1992
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Paybra Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LOWERING ATRS CANOPY IT STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK HE WENT TO THE DOC THE NEXT DAY & WAS TOLD HE HAD CONTUSIONS TO THE KIDNEY AREA OF HIS BACK
February 27, 1992
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paybra Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BELT AND SAID HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
February 18, 1992
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Paybra Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL AND HIT RIGHT SHOULDER.
Paybra Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE TOOK A SHUTTLE CAR ANCHOR DOWN TO MAKE A SPLICE IN THE CABLE, AND WHILE HE WAS MAKING THE SPLICE, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
1991 · 10 incidents
August 29, 1991
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Paybra Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDER.
July 29, 1991
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Paybra Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EE BOUNCED IN A SHUTTLE CAR DECK WHILE OPERATING IT AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK./
Paybra Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
BACKING SCOOP UP AND HIT THE TOP HITTING HIS MOUTH OVER THE DECK OF SCOOP.
Paybra Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL NO INJURIES NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED VENTILATION NOT AFFECTED.
April 17, 1991
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Paybra Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
RUNNING S/CAR UP 4 ENTRY STRUCK HOLE JURY RIBS.
March 28, 1991
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Paybra Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
MOVING MINER CABLE WHEN APP 5FT LONG 3 FT WIDE 6 TO 8 THICK ROCK FELL ON HEAD AND BACK PIN TO BOTTOM.
March 26, 1991
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Paybra Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
TRYING TO BOLT KETTLE BOTTOM FELL OUT STRUCK LEFT WRIST AND HAND.
Paybra Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
APPROX. 40" OF SLATE FELL FROM EDGE OF INTERSECTION IN #5 HEADING TO MIDDLE INTERSECTION #4 HEADING ABOUT 50' LONG.
Paybra Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS OPERATING A THREE WHEELED JEEP. THE FRONT WHEEL STRUCK A ROCK AND CAUSED THE STEERING HANDLE TO KICK AND SLAP THE VITIM ON RIGHT HAND.
January 11, 1991
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
ELECTRICAL
Paybra Mining Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)
VICTIM WAS ENERGIZING BREAKER WHEN IT ARCED ACROSS THE TOP OF THE THREE PHASE BREAKER. VICTIM WAS BURNED ON THE LEFT HAND LEFT FOREARM AND FACE.