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No 14 Mine: 34 reportable incidents Coal

Imperial Colliery Company · Underground
Controlled by Christian C Lynch Iii
Burnwell, Kanawha County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4601344

MSHA record for No 14 Mine (mine ID 4601344). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
34
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Nov 1987
Ownership history
  1. Imperial Colliery Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 14 Mine sits in Kanawha County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Kanawha County, West Virginia · Population 178,198
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,887
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

34 on file

1987 · 10 incidents

November 30, 1987 WV · Coal electrician, lineman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Imperial Colliery Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

I NAME ALLEGES 2E HAS COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS. HE LAST WORKED FOR IMPERIAL 10-5-84.

November 30, 1987 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Imperial Colliery Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEARING LOSS.LA8T WORKED FOR IMPERIAL 6-24-77.

November 30, 1987 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Imperial Colliery Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

I NAME ALLEGES 2E HAS COAL WORKER PNEUMOCONIOSIS. HE LAST WORKED FOR IMPERIAL 8-6-82.

September 30, 1987 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Imperial Colliery Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

I NAME ALLEGES 2E HAS A NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS. HE LAST WORKED FOR IMPERIAL 7-21-80.

September 30, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Imperial Colliery Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

I NAME ALLEGES 2E HAS A NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS. HE LAST WORKED FOR IMPERIAL 7-30-80.

June 15, 1987 WV · Coal wireman, communications man DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Imperial Colliery Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

I NAME ALLEGES 2E HAS A NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS. HE LAST WORKED FOR IMPERIAL 12-4-79 WHEN HE WAS LAID OFF NO WORK AVAILABLE.

April 15, 1987 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Imperial Colliery Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

I.NAME ALLEGES 2E HAS A COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS HE LAST WORKED FOR IMPERIAL 073185 WHEN HE WAS LAID OFF (NO WORK AVAILABLE)

April 15, 1987 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Imperial Colliery Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

I.NAME ALLEGES 2E HAS A COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS HE LAST WORKED 081584 WHEN HE BEGAN MISSING WORK DUE TO HEART PROBLEMS HE WAS RELEASED FOR WORK ON 101584 HOWEVER A SELECTIVE STRIKE BEGAN A GAINST IMPERIAL3ON 100584

March 31, 1987 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Imperial Colliery Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

I NAME ALLEGES 2E HAS A COAL WORKERS PENUMOCONIOSIS. HE LAST WORKED 10-5-84 WHEN A SELECTIVE STRIKE BEGAN AGAINST IMPERIAL.

March 31, 1987 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Imperial Colliery Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

I NAME ALLEGES 2E HAS A COAL WORKER S PNEUMOCONIOSIS. HE LAST WORKED 10-5-84 WHEN A SELECTIVE STRIKE BEGAN AGAINST IMPERIAL.

1986 · 5 incidents

December 31, 1986 WV · Coal electrician, lineman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Imperial Colliery Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

COAL WORKERS PN9UMO

December 31, 1986 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Imperial Colliery Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

I.NAME ALLEGES 2E HAS PNEUMO

December 31, 1986 WV · Coal electrician, lineman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Imperial Colliery Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME ALLEGES 2E H AD A NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS.

December 31, 1986 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Imperial Colliery Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME ALLEGES 2E HAS A NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS.

December 31, 1986 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Imperial Colliery Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME ALLEGES 2E HAS A NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS.

1984 · 11 incidents

November 6, 1984 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Imperial Colliery Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURED SOMETIME BETWEEN WEEKLY EXAMS OF 10-30-84 AND 11-06-84 IN #16 RM. AT #4 X-CUT. FALL WAS 20\ WIDE X 80\ LENGTH AND 8\ THICK. AREA HAD BEEN IDLE FOR 1 MONTH DUE TO SELECTIVE STRIKE. AREA WAS NEAR GOB LINE AND TAKING PRESSURE FROM OLD WORKS. AREA WILL BE TIMBERED OFF & LEFT.

November 6, 1984 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Imperial Colliery Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURED SOMETIME BETWEEN WEEKLY EXAM OF 10-30-84 AND 11-6-84 IN#12 RM BETWEEN #4 AND #5 X-CUT. FALL WAS 20 FT. WIDE X 40 FT. LONG AND APPROX 6\ THICK LAYERED SHALE. AREA HAD BEEN I DLE FOR 1 MONTH DUE TO SELECTIVE STRIKE BY MINERS. AREA WAS NEXT TO GOB LINE AND TAKING PRESSUE FROM OLD WORKS, CLOSE BY.

August 21, 1984 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Imperial Colliery Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING TO WORK AREA TO BUILD CRIBS & SLIPPED & FELL STRIKING HIS SHOULDER AGAINST THE MINE FLOOR.

August 17, 1984 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Imperial Colliery Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #18 RM OFF 2ND EAST SECTION 016-0, FALL WAS APPROX 12\ W- 70\L & 3-5\ THICH. 6 HOURS LATER, ADDITIONAL FALL OCCURRED OF SIMILAR SIZE. FALL CAUGHT C/M MACHINE NO ONE WAS INJURED

August 3, 1984 WV · Coal trackman, track worker, track gang SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Imperial Colliery Company · Fall onto or against objects

WALKING TO GET INTO MOTOR, FOR HE COULD GO GET HILINE. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON A STEEL TYE, HE FELL AND JAMMED HIS KNEE. RIGHT LEG AND KNEE.

June 5, 1984 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Imperial Colliery Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INSTALLING HEAD JACK ON MINER WHEN JACK SLIPPED CATCHING HIS FINGERS. MASHED FINGER BEHIND NAIL NO SUTURES. TOOK 2 DAYS OFF FINGER HURT & COULDN\T KEEP FROM BUMPING IT AGAINST OTHE RTHINGS.

May 29, 1984 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Imperial Colliery Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LIFTING 60# RAIL WHEN RAIL SLIPPD & CAUGHT HAND AGAINST A BELT ROPE, RESULTING IN 5/6 SUTURES RIGHT HAND

April 19, 1984 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Imperial Colliery Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING REPAIRWORK ON BELT FEEDER. HE WAS SITTING DOWN WITH RIGHT LEG UNDER LEFT & STRAINED TO GET UP WHEN R LEG AT KNEE TWISTED AND HE REPORTED A STRAIN TO IT

January 17, 1984 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Imperial Colliery Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS DRIVING MANTRIP (3WHEELER) WHEN STEERING WHEEL SPUN AROUND STRIKING HIM ON INDEX FINGER ON RT. HAND.

1983 · 8 incidents

December 29, 1983 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Imperial Colliery Company · Struck by flying object

CUTTING RAILS AND PIECES WNE UNDER SAFETY GLASSES FOREIGN OBJECT IN EYE

November 22, 1983 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Imperial Colliery Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LOAD TIMBER SUPPLIES WHEN HE WAS STRUCK ON THE THE THUMB WITH A TIMBER.

November 17, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Imperial Colliery Company · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF 2JX12X1 FELL FROM TOP STRIKING ON KNE AND LEG

October 28, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Imperial Colliery Company · Struck by falling object

BOLTING TOP WHEN ROCK FELL HITTING OPERATOR ON SHOULDER.

April 14, 1983 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
Imperial Colliery Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE EMPLOYEE TRAMMED OVER A PILE OF COAL AND CAUSING MINER TO SWAY AGAINST ROOF EMPLOYEE FOULED HIMSELF BETWEEN MINER AND ROOF RESULTING IN BRUISING HIS LT RIBS

April 13, 1983 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Imperial Colliery Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

REMOVING SPILLAGE FROM A BELT HEAD WITH A SHOVEL-TURNED TO DUMP THE SHOVEL & PAIN OCCURRED IN HIS BACK.

March 30, 1983 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Imperial Colliery Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS DRINING MANTRIP, RAN OVER A PIECE OF BELT RUBBER IN ROADWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN AROUND & STRUCK HOM ON RIGHT HAND.