Mining Incidents

Mine No 4 Coal

Superior Sewell Inc · Underground
Welch, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608152

MSHA record for Mine No 4 (mine ID 4608152). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Mine No 4.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1992–1995
Latest incident
Apr 1995
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1995 · 1 incident

April 11, 1995 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Superior Sewell Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS BOLTING TOP IN NO. 5 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL BECAME LOOSE & STRUCK EE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD.

1993 · 2 incidents

July 29, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Superior Sewell Inc · Accident type, without injuries

TOP WAS BAD FELL OUT ABOUT 2 TO 3 FT ABOVE BOLTS USING 3 FT AND 4TH BOLTS TOP IS SOFT AND HAD CRACKS IN IT.

July 1, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Superior Sewell Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CLENA OUT CAP HOUSE WHILE CLOSING HTE DOOR TO THE CAP HOUSE A CAP GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE FRAM OF THE CAP HOUSE.

1992 · 1 incident

June 17, 1992 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Superior Sewell Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS MOVING BOLT WHILE USING BELT COME A LONG TO TIGHTEN BOLT ROPES HOOK STRETCHED AND BROKE CAUSING CHAIN TO SNAP BACK AND HIT EE IN LOWER PART OF BACK OF HEAD BEHIND LEFT EAR.

For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants

The full compliance file on Mine No 4

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.