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Mine No 5: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Controlled by Addair Wayne & Darrell
Hanover, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607877

MSHA record for Mine No 5 (mine ID 4607877). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1990–1992
Latest incident
Mar 1992
Ownership history
  1. Little Darrell Coal Company 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 5 sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 6, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · MACHINERY
Little Darrell Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS PLACING A SPOT PIN CLOSE TO THE AUGER OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER MINER OPERATOR STARTED THE MINER & THE AUGER CAUGHT THE INAME OPERATOR & INFLICTED FZTAL INJURIES

Reportable incidents

3 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1991 · 1 incident

February 2, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Little Darrell Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON DOLLY IT MOVED CUT L INDEX FINGER

1990 · 2 incidents

November 20, 1990 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Little Darrell Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

NO EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE MINE AT THE TIME OF THE UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL. A ROCK FALL OF APPROX. 20' WIDE, 76' LONG AND 10' THICK OCCURRED 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD #65 IN THE CROSSCUT FROM #3 ENTRY TO #5 ENTRY. ONE BRIDGE WAS DAMAGED.

August 29, 1990 WV · Coal timberman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Little Darrell Coal Company · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING I.NAME IN HIPS,BACK AREA NO BROKEN BONES OCCURRED.BRUISES & CONTUSIONS DID OCCURR..