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Mine No 42: 3 reportable incidents Coal

H & L Leasing Inc · Underground
Controlled by Muncy Lorene
Newhall, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607818

MSHA record for Mine No 42 (mine ID 4607818). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1990–1992
Latest incident
Apr 1992
Ownership history
  1. M & A Mining Inc 1989 to 1991
  2. H & L Leasing Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 42 sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
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

3 on file

1992 · 2 incidents

April 29, 1992 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
H & L Leasing Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BOTH LOWER LIMBS WERE INJ WHEN TRAMMING MINERFOULDED HIM IN COAL RIB

1990 · 1 incident

May 30, 1990 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator ELECTRICAL
M & A Mining Inc · Contact with electrical current

THE WORKER WAS PULLING CABLE OFF THE ROOF BOLTER WITH HIS KNEES ON THE BOTTOM.THE BOTTOM WAS WET AND THE WORKER DIDN'T HAVE RUBBER GLOVES ON.HE GOT SHOCK TO HIS HAND AND BURN A LITTLE SPOT ON HIS FINGER.HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENTAND RETURN BACK TO WORK THE SAME DAY.