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No 17: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Okemo Corp · Underground
Controlled by Brown Jimmy Lee
Lyburn, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607283

MSHA record for No 17 (mine ID 4607283). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1988–1995
Latest incident
Apr 1995
Ownership history
  1. Celtic Industries Inc 1987 to 1989
  2. Carbonite Resources Inc 1989 to 1994
  3. Harold Coal Company Inc 1994 to 1995
  4. Endicott Enterprises Inc 1995 to 1997
  5. Okemo Corp 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 17 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

8 on file

1995 · 3 incidents

April 21, 1995 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Endicott Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SMASHED FINGER ON ROOF BOLTER.

April 5, 1995 WV · Coal ELECTRICAL
Endicott Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF BOLTER CAME IN CONTACT WITH ITS DC TRAILING CABLE WHICH CAUSED ARCING AND CAUSED THE ROOF BOLTER TO CATCH FIRE AND WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. APPROX $30,000-$35,000

March 13, 1995 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Endicott Enterprises Inc · Struck against a moving object

SCOOP JAMMED INTO TOP CAUSING HIM TO HURT HIS NECK.

1989 · 3 incidents

August 29, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Carbonite Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS POSITIONING ROOF BOLTER TO PIN TOP. WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTER AND RIB. SELFRESCUER PLACED A STRAIN ON HIS BACK- FROM AN OLD INJURY IN 1978.

August 7, 1989 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
Carbonite Resources Inc · Struck against stationary object

RUNNING 3 WHEELER GOING TO SECTION HEAD HIT TOP TWISTING NECK AND BACK.

August 1, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Carbonite Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT NEAR RIB WHILE MOVING THE PINNER INTO POSITION HE TWISTED BACK

1988 · 2 incidents

July 1, 1988 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Celtic Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BOLTER OPERATOR WAS INSTALLING BATT. HANGING CHAINS WHEN CHAIN SPUN & CAUGHT HIS LT ARM RESULTING IN BROKEN ARM.

January 5, 1988 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Celtic Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN WAS ON RIB 3N #7 ENTRY 17FT WIDE 38IN.HIGH 33FTINBY LAST CROSSCUT SCOOP WAS LOADING BEHIND MINER SCOOP MOVED TO THE RT.SIDE & THE DECK PUSHED THE MAN AGAINST THE RIB