Mining Incidents

Mine No 6: 24 reportable incidents Coal

Shady Lane Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Ted Osborne Jr
Jolo, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607296

MSHA record for Mine No 6 (mine ID 4607296). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
24
Years on record
1987–1999
Latest incident
Jan 1999
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2018
2
inspections on record
6
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 6 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Sunrise Mining Inc 1987 to 1995
  2. Jaw Bone Coal Corp 1995 to 1997
  3. Mossy Oak Coal Corp 1997 to 1998
  4. Jim-Dawn Coal Leasing Inc 1998 to 1999
  5. Shady Lane Coal Corp 1999 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Mine No 6 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.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

24 on file

1999 · 1 incident

January 2, 1999 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jim-Dawn Coal Leasing Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A MINER CABLE, AND IN THE PROCESS HE INDICATED THAT HE HURT HIS BACK.

1995 · 2 incidents

February 2, 1995 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sunrise Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

VICTIM WAS DRILLING ROCK WHEN DRILL STEEL GOT HUNG IN HOLE & HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL STEEL OUT & SPRUNG HIS RIGHT WRIST.

1994 · 1 incident

1993 · 1 incident

October 26, 1993 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Sunrise Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

VICTIM WAS TRAMMING BRIDGE SYSTEM WHEN EH WENT OVER A HIGH PLACE IN BOTTOM CAUSING SYSTEM TO RAISE UP INTO TOP JAMMING VITIM'S HEAD AND SHOULDERS AGAINST MINE ROOF.

1992 · 2 incidents

June 23, 1992 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sunrise Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED ON SLICK BOTTOM AND FELLW HEN WALKING AWAY FROM MOBIL BRIDGE CARRIER.

January 23, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Sunrise Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

VICTIM WAS DRILLING A PIECE OF STEEL WHEN TWISTED HAND INTO EDGE OF VICE CUTTING RIGHT MIDDLE FIGNER.

1991 · 4 incidents

December 7, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Sunrise Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTENING BELT WITH WINCH IT KICKED BACK STRUCK TOP OF R HAND

July 11, 1991 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sunrise Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE WAS DRAGGING A 5 GALLON GREASE BUCKET WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

April 24, 1991 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sunrise Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WS OPERATING THE SCOOP WHEN HE CAUGHT TWO FINGERS ON LEFT HAND IN CENTER SECTON OF SCOOP MASHING THEM.

1990 · 2 incidents

December 14, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sunrise Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

RAISED UPA ND HIT BACK ON A ROOF BOLT.

October 27, 1990 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Sunrise Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN WENT OVER A BUMP AND HIT LEFT HAND AGAINST STEERING WHEEL.

1988 · 10 incidents

December 30, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Sunrise Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHO VELING BELT WHEN R. ARM GOT CAUGHT BY BELT SPLICE BY MAKING LACERATION ON FOREARM.

November 30, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sunrise Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

TOP IN THIS AREA WAS CRIBBED AND HEADERED THE TOP SHIFT TURNING LOOSE A SLIP 19 FT LONG 10 FT ACROSS AND 42 INCH THICK.

October 21, 1988 WV · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sunrise Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I NAME WAS LOADING CINDER BLOCKS IN SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS L INDEX FINGER BETWEEN A CINDER BLOCK AND SCOOP BUCKET BRUISING HIS FINGER

July 30, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Sunrise Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRESSING GEARS OUT WITH A PRESS WHEN THE GEAR SLIPPED OUT OF THE PRESS STRICKING VICTIM IN ABDOMEN.

July 18, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sunrise Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

INTERSECTION 2 CRACKS WERE PRESENT, ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WAS INSTALLED BUT IT FELL. SLICK AND SLIDE.

July 16, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Sunrise Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW WHEN TREE KICKED BACK AND STUCK VICTIM IN THE NOSE CAUSING NASAL FRACTURE.

April 14, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sunrise Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 50 FT LONG AND 20 FT WIDE AND 2 TO 6 FT HIGH THIS WAS A SLIP SLICK AND SLIDE MATERIALS WAS PRESENT TO FELL IN ONE BIG PIECE. LOCATION 1 ST SET ROOMS LEFT NO. 4 ENTRY.

April 14, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sunrise Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

SLIP SLICK AND SLIDE 70 FT LONG X 4 TO 6 FT HIGH X 16 FT WIDE LOCATION 1 ST SET ROOMS LEFT NO. 4 ENTRY.

January 11, 1988 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
Sunrise Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS RUNNING 7HE BUGGY WHEN HE GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE RIB WHERE HE CAUGHT THE LEFT FOOT BETWEEN THE BUGGY AND THE RIB. 3 BONES WERE FRACTURED IN HIS LEFT FOOT.

1987 · 1 incident

November 6, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Sunrise Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

SHOT FIRER HAD 7LEARED THE AREA BEFORE BLASTING WAS TO TAKE PLACE.EMPL CAME OUT OF #6 HDG INTO LINE OF BLAST.SHOT FIRER YELLED ''FIRE IN THE HOLE'' 3 TIMES BUT EMPL WAS NEARBY ROOFBOLTER AND C OULDNT HEAR THE3YELL.EMPL HIT BY DEBRIS FROM THE BLAST BREAKING HIS NOSE AND CUTTING RIGHT EYE BROW.