Mining Incidents

No 1: 17 reportable incidents Coal

Kazin Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Stephen Hairston
Man, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607284

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4607284). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1987–1993
Latest incident
May 1993
Ownership history
  1. Arb Mining Inc 1987 to 1987
  2. Blue Cod Coal Inc 1987 to 1988
  3. Southern Coal & Bituminous Inc 1988 to 1989
  4. War Eagle Construction Company Inc 1989 to 1992
  5. Kazin Coal Inc 1992 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
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

17 on file

1993 · 2 incidents

May 27, 1993 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kazin Coal Inc · Fall from machine

GETTING OUT OF SCOOP DECK-FELL AND HIT ELBOW ON HEADLIGHT BRACKET.

February 13, 1993 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Kazin Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

MANTRIP RAN OVER ROCK AND CAUSED EE BUMP HEAD AND SPRAIN NECK.

1992 · 10 incidents

October 29, 1992 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kazin Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK FELL & HIT FINGER.

September 28, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kazin Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

HELPING LIFT PACT FOR PICE OF EQUIPMENT.DROPPED PART OF RIGHT HAND BREAKING LITTLE FINGER.

June 1, 1992 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR HAULING COAL.HE RAN OVER A HUMP IN THE ROADWAY AND WAS BOUNCED UP IN THE DECK OF THE MACHINE WHICH INJURED HIS BACK.

May 25, 1992 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck by flying object

SCOOP USED TO CLEAN ENTRY FOR BELT MOVE STRUCK ANOCHOR PIN AND FLIPPED PIECE OF ROCK INTO EMPL FACE STRIKING EYE.

May 13, 1992 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING MINER OVER IRREGULAR MINE FLOOR WHEN THE FLOATING DECK CAME DOWN AGAINST MINE FLOOR JARRING THE EMPLOYEE BRUISING HIS LOWER BACK & RT ELBOW

April 9, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

NO.1 SECTION EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CREW WITH MOVING THE CONVEYOR BELT SET-UP WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT LEG CAUSING PAIN IN HIS KNEE.

February 27, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FRONT GUARD WAS LOOSE ON MANTRIP VEHICLE AS MANTRIP WENT THRU AIRLOCK DOORS THE GUARD CAUGHT THE EDGE OF THE DOOR AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE UPPER POSTION OF HIS BODY.

January 2, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING TRAILING CABLES TO THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE & TWISTED HIS LEG

1991 · 4 incidents

December 26, 1991 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF ROCK FROM A TRANSTER POINT AND SLIPPED AND FELL.

September 20, 1991 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPL WAS PULLING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY STRAINING LOWER BACK.

September 19, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS WATERING BATTERIES LID.ON BATTERY BOX FELL STRIKING INJURED ON RIGHT AHND HITTING THIRS AND FOURTH FINGERS.

1987 · 1 incident