Mining Incidents

No 17 Mine: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Richard H Abraham
Uneeda, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607297

MSHA record for No 17 Mine (mine ID 4607297). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1987–1988
Latest incident
Dec 1988
Ownership history
  1. Omar Mining Company 1987 to 1987
  2. Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 17 Mine sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1988 · 5 incidents

December 9, 1988 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TIGHTENING UP CRIBS WITH A HAMMER WHEN HE STRUCK HIMSELF ON HIS LEFT ANKLE.

May 31, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS USING A BAR TO PRY THE CAT PADS BACK ON A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK.A BURNING SENSATION.

May 3, 1988 WV · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A STEEL OXYGEN BOTTLE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS FINGER-FINISHED HIS SHIFT.(NO LOST TIME INJURY).

1987 · 1 incident

October 19, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A RAILROAD JACK ON A BELT HEAD, WHEN THE SLATE BAR HANDLE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS HEAD.