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Mine No 5: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Hull Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Coal Arbed
Iaeger, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605752

MSHA record for Mine No 5 (mine ID 4605752). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Nov 1984
Ownership history
  1. Hull Coal Corp 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 5 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

5 on file

1984 · 3 incidents

November 6, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hull Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT TO INSTALL WHEN THE ROOF BOLT BROKE CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACK ON THE RIB AND HIS LOWER BACK PUSH AGAINST HIS SELF RESCUER

May 25, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Hull Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL IN FRONT AT THE ATRS ON ROOF BOLTER MACHINE AND SLIDED TOWARD THE EMPLOYEE STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT LOWER SIDE.

1983 · 2 incidents

August 8, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hull Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

REPAIRING TRAM CHAIN LINK IT FLEW OFF AND HIT INJURED MAN ON THE HAND

April 28, 1983 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider OTHER
Hull Coal Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FATAL HEART ATTACK-EMPL WAS INSTALLING WATER LINE 120\ TO SURFACE SEDIMENT POND.