EE WAS SETTINGA TIMBER AND A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP 6"X18"X1/2" THICK HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT ANKLE.
No 1: 19 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4608427). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 19
- Years on record
- 1995–1998
- Latest incident
- Feb 1998
- Stonecoal Branch Mining Inc 1994 to present
No 1 sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
19 on file1998 · 2 incidents
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON EE ON HITTING HIM ON THE SHOULDER. KNOCKING HIS SHOULDER OUT OF PLACE. ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS 2'FTX3'FTX2"INCHES THICK.
1997 · 9 incidents
WAS RUNNING A CONTINUOUS MINER & A ROCK FELL OFF OF SHUTTLE CAR HITTING EE ON THE LEFT FOOT, BRUSINING HIS FOOT & TOES.
EE WAS HELPING SET TIMBERS ON PILLAR LINE AND WENT BACK IN BREAK OVER FROM MINER, TOP BUMPED, ROLLING A COAL RIB ON HIS LOWER BACK.
HE WAS DRILLING A TEST HOLE WITH SECTIONS OF STEEL. THE BOTTOM PUSHER CAME LOOSE STRIKING HIM ON THE NOSE AND FACE. HAD TO HAVE STITCHES IN HIS NOSE.
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING EE ON CAP WHILE HE WAS SUPPLYING PINNER UP. ROCK WAS 16" INCHES IN DIAMETAR FROM 1/2" TO A 1" THICK.
WAS WORKING ON REEL ON 2 S.C. AND HAD LID PROPED AGAINST TOP AND LID FELL INJURING LEFT HAND.
WAS LIFTING AN OXYGEN BOTTLE AND FELT BURNING INBACK.
THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS CUTTING A BREAK THROUGH BETWEEN #4 AND 5 HEADING 4 BREAKS INBY SPAD #1103. THE TOP FELL COVERING MINER UP 35' L X 3' W X 12'T. HAD TO TIMBER AND CRIB THEN SHOOT ROCK AND LOAD OUT WITH SCOOPS AND PULL OUT WITH SHEVES.
A ROCK FELL ACROSS THE #1 BELT AT SPAD #3-90' INSIDE. W-80'XL-15'XT-10'. HAD TO REMOVE BELT FOR 3 BREAKS SHOOT ROCK LOAD OUT WITH SCOOPS AND BUILD CANOPY UNDER WHERE ROCK FELL OUT UP TO 18' HI GH BY THE TIME WE GOT ROCK CLEANED UP PUT BELT BACK IN #1 BELTLINE.
WAS RUNNING OFF SIDE OF FLETCHERS PINNER AND DROPPED THE PINNER HEAD ON HIS RIGHT LEG INJURING HIS KNEE CAP.
1996 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELT TO SPLICE IT. KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT ARM.
WAS REMOVING PANEL LID ON 488 S&S SCOOP AND CAUGHT LEFT RING FINGER UNDER LID, CUTTING FINGER AND BREAKING IT ON LAST JOINT.
1995 · 6 incidents
WAS PLASTERING A STOPPING AND SOME PLASTER SPLASHED IN HIS EYE.
PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE ON HEAD AND SHOULDERS.
RIB ROLLED OUT PINNING MAN AGAINST THE ROOF BOLTER INJURING LEFT LEG.
PTO SHAFT CAUGHT SLEEVE ON SHIRT AND PULLED HIM UNDER TRUCK INJURING LEFT LEG, ARM AND BACK.
WAS PULLING ONE SCOOP WITH ANOTHER ONE. CHAIN CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.
WAS WALKING TO THE FACE AND RUN INTO HALF HEADER INJURING HIS NECK RESULTING IN A CERVICAL STRAIN.