ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS HITTING MAN ON HAT SLIDING DOWN HIS FACE R SIDE CUTTING HIM FROM EYE TO CHEEK
Mine No 5 (1): 14 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Mine No 5 (1) (mine ID 4606807). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 1984–1992
- Latest incident
- Jun 1992
- Resources Development Corp 1984 to 1987
- Bw Mining Inc 1987 to 1989
- Banna Run Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1990
- Circle (S) Coal Company Inc 1991 to present
Mine No 5 (1) sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
14 on file1992 · 1 incident
1990 · 2 incidents
WAS RUNNING ROOF BOLTER HAD WRENCH ON BOLTS WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT CATCHING LEFT HAND AGAINST TOP. BROKE LITTLE FINGER & ONE NEXT TO IT.
MAN WAS CUTTING CHANNEL IN RIB WHEN SLAB OF COAL & ROCK FELL ON FOOT ABOVE TOES ON BOOT BREAKING SMALL BONE.
1988 · 3 incidents
WHILE UNLOADING SUPPLIES, HE SLIPPED AND FELL GRABBING HOLD OF THE SCOOP/RAM ER.JECTOR BLADE WHILE IT WAS IN OPERATION. THIS CRUSHED LOWER HALF OF HAND INVOLVING RING FINGER AND LITTLE FINGER.
EMP WAS BOLTING DRILLING HOLE, WHEN ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ROOF BOLTS & PLATES TOGETHER & A LARGE PIECE OF ROCK FELL & STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SHOULDER & BACK
1986 · 2 incidents
ROOF FALL OF FR2M 3 TOP 4 FT IN THICKNESS IN INTERSECTION
ROOF FALL OF 4 7O 6 FT IN THICKNESS IN INTERSECTION.
1985 · 3 incidents
RUNNING A SCOOP CLEANING UP A ROCK FELL APPROX 4X1 AND HIT ME ON THE BACK AND SHOULDERS
PUTTING UP ROOF BOLT WHEN BOLT SLIPPED HITTING INJURED IN MOUTH.
WAS ROLLING BUGGIE TIRE WHEN TIRE FELL OVER TRIED TO PICK TIRE BACK UP FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
1984 · 3 incidents
I.NAME WAS USING A SET OF COME-A-LONGS TO TIGHTEN BELT ON THE OUTSIDE OF MINE WHEN THEY SLIPPED AND THE HANDLE FLEW BACK AND HIT HIM ON HISLEFT ARM (WRIST).
I.NAME WAS BOLTING THE TOP- A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT I.NAME ON HIS LEFT HAND BREAKING IT
I.NAME WAS BOLTING THE TOP WHEN THE TRS SYSTEM CAUGHT HIM AGAINST THE TOP