Lisa Lynn Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
PERSON WAS HOLD3NG GUARD UP ON FEEDER CONVEYOR CHAIN HAD PIN SHEARED PERSON DROPPED GUARD ON FINGER MASHING IT
No 1: 6 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4605603). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1983–1986
- Latest incident
- Feb 1986
Ownership history
- Buffalo Mining Company 1977 to 1981
- Elk Lick Mining Company Inc 1981 to 1983
- Elk Lick Mining Company Inc 1983 to 1984
- Kristi Ann Coal Inc 1984 to 1985
- Lisa Lynn Mining Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 1 sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file1986 · 1 incident
1984 · 1 incident
January 17, 1984
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Elk Lick Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT OF BETWEEN TWO PIN WHEN HE TIGHTNED UP THE ROOF BOLT IT MUST HAVE BROKE IT LOOSE FROM THE TOP AND IT FELL AND HIT DANNY HARPEN ON THE BACK OF THE NECK AND SHOULDE R.
1983 · 4 incidents
Elk Lick Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS REPAIRING TRAM CHAIN ON MINER. HIT RING FINGER, RIGHT HAND, WITH HAMMER. FINGER WAS LACERATED T. FIRST JOINT.
Elk Lick Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WORKING ON SCOOP - CHANGING REAREND - PUTTING TIRES ON IT - PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT LOWER BACK.
April 23, 1983
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
MACHINERY
Elk Lick Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING JACK PIN MACHINE OPERATOR MOVED PIN MACHINE INTO PLACE TO START PIN MACHINE CAUGHT EMPLOYEES FINGER
Elk Lick Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
WHILE CARRYING HEAVY TOOL BAG STEPPED IN LOOSE COAL AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE