Mining Incidents

Mine No 5 (1): 14 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Addair James S Sr
War, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606807

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
Ownership history
  1. Resources Development Corp 1984 to 1987
  2. Bw Mining Inc 1987 to 1989
  3. Banna Run Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1990
  4. Circle (S) Coal Company Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 5 (1) 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

14 on file

1992 · 1 incident

June 11, 1992 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Circle (S) Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS HITTING MAN ON HAT SLIDING DOWN HIS FACE R SIDE CUTTING HIM FROM EYE TO CHEEK

1990 · 2 incidents

August 17, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Banna Run Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS RUNNING ROOF BOLTER HAD WRENCH ON BOLTS WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT CATCHING LEFT HAND AGAINST TOP. BROKE LITTLE FINGER & ONE NEXT TO IT.

August 16, 1990 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Banna Run Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

MAN WAS CUTTING CHANNEL IN RIB WHEN SLAB OF COAL & ROCK FELL ON FOOT ABOVE TOES ON BOOT BREAKING SMALL BONE.

1988 · 3 incidents

October 21, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Bw Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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.

March 30, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bw Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS BOLTING DRILLING HOLE, WHEN ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS HAND

March 1, 1988 WV · Coal electrician, lineman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bw Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ROOF BOLTS & PLATES TOGETHER & A LARGE PIECE OF ROCK FELL & STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SHOULDER & BACK

1986 · 2 incidents

1985 · 3 incidents

January 18, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Resources Development Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING UP ROOF BOLT WHEN BOLT SLIPPED HITTING INJURED IN MOUTH.

January 7, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Resources Development Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS ROLLING BUGGIE TIRE WHEN TIRE FELL OVER TRIED TO PICK TIRE BACK UP FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK

1984 · 3 incidents

November 2, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Resources Development Corp · Struck by flying object

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).

September 3, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Resources Development Corp · Struck by falling object

I.NAME WAS BOLTING THE TOP- A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT I.NAME ON HIS LEFT HAND BREAKING IT

August 9, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Resources Development Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME WAS BOLTING THE TOP WHEN THE TRS SYSTEM CAUGHT HIM AGAINST THE TOP