Mining Incidents

No 1 Coal

Sequoia Mining Company · Underground
Controlled by Strawser Raymond
East Lynn, Wayne County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608124

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4608124). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1992–1993
Latest incident
Aug 1993
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1993 · 8 incidents

August 12, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sequoia Mining Company · Struck by falling object

HE WAS BUILDING STOPPING AND STOPPING STARTED TO FALL AND HE TRIED TO CATCH IT AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

August 5, 1993 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sequoia Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

PULLING CABLE SLIPPED & FALL BACKWARDS HURTING LOWER BACK & RT. LEG.

June 23, 1993 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Sequoia Mining Company · Struck by falling object

A ROCK FELL FROM THE RIB & THE BOLT FROM THE RIB. THE ROCK WAS APPROX. 2 X 2' X 3" TO 0" THICK. STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.

May 26, 1993 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sequoia Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING HAND ROOF BOLTER CABLE, #6 ENTRY AT L. OC.C. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS APP. 13" X 13" X 4" THICK & HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT ANKLE.

January 18, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wayco Limited Partnership No 1 · Accident type, without injuries

FALL OCCURRED DURING DEVELOPMENT OF ART X C PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OF PERMANENT SUPPORT THE FALL AREA WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REVEALED AS BEING PARALLEL TO PALEOCHANNELS AND THE DIVERSE THINLY BEDDED SUPERINCUMBANT STRATA FALL IN TENSION. THE REMOTELY CONTROLLED CONTINUOUS MINER WAS BEING WITHDRAW FROM THE CUT HOWERVE HYDRAULIC FAILURE CAUSED THE MACHINES ENTRAPMENT WHEN ROOF COLLAPSED.

1992 · 2 incidents

November 19, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wayco Limited Partnership No 1 · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTER WAS PARKED IN 5 RT XC, VIC SP208, WAITING FOR CONTINUOUS MINER TO COMPLETE CUTTING I 6 HDG. INJURED WAS USING DRILL MAST CANOPY FOR CHALK BOARD TO DESCRIBE A MINING SEQURENCE WHEN ROCK FELL FROM ROOF AND STRUCK INJURED, AND PROPELLED HIM ONTO THE MAST CANOPY.

October 2, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Wayco Limited Partnership No 1 · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS INSERTING 4 FT RESIN REBAR, IN NO 6 HDG, WHENA LOOSE PIECE OF SHALE ROCK FELL FROM ROOF AND STRUCK THE MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND WHICH WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE BOOM OF THE DRILL H EAD, RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO THE TIP OF THE MIDDLE FINGER.

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