Little-J Coal Company Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SQUATTED BESIDE BELT,COMPLAINED OF PAIN INLEFT KNEE.
No 1: 11 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4606429). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Feb 1984
Ownership history
- Little-J Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1984
- Oceana Coal Company Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 1 sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.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
11 on file1984 · 2 incidents
January 26, 1984
WV · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Little-J Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object
WALKING PAST COAL DRILL-SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE AND MACHINE TRAMMED.
1983 · 9 incidents
November 18, 1983
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Little-J Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PULLING ON BELT STRUCTURE - STRAINED BACK
November 8, 1983
WV · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Little-J Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
BENT OVER TO LIFT CASE OF POWDER - HAD MUSCLE APASMS IN BACK
August 2, 1983
WV · Coal
gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Little-J Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
CROSS CUT SHOT THRU INTO ENTRY THAT LOADER CREW WAS WORKING - ROCK HIT EMPLOYEE IN FACE SCRATCHING HIS NOSE.
July 14, 1983
WV · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Little-J Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ROCK LODGED IN BUGGY WHEEL AT FEEDER.EMPL PRYING OUT WITH SLATE BAR-ROCK FELL ON SLATE BAR FORCING IT UPWARD STRIKING EMPL HEAD BEHIND RIGHT EAR.
Little-J Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
ROCK ROLLED ON LEFT LEG AND FOOT
Little-J Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK KNOCKING HIM DOWN TO RIGHT KNEE
Little-J Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SHOVELING MUD ON CONVEYOR BELT INJURED LEFT WRIST
Little-J Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
ROCK HUNG IN FEEDER - WAS TRYING TO KNOCK ROCK OVER TO GET ROCK TO GO THRU BITS - ROCK PINNED LITTLE FINGER ON RT HAND AGAINST FEEDER
January 5, 1983
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Little-J Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
INJ WAS CLEANING BEHIND EJECTOR BLADE ON SCOOP ROCK FELL DOWN STRIKING LEFT LITTLE FINGER