Mining Incidents

No 4 Coal

Chafin Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Chafin John C Sr
Earling, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605500

MSHA record for No 4 (mine ID 4605500). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Jan 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1988 · 1 incident

January 25, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Telstar Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO BEND ROOF BOLT SLIPPED TWISTED BACK

1984 · 4 incidents

October 3, 1984 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner POWERED HAULAGE
Caryco Mining Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING A POWERED PERSONELL CARRIER THE STEERING WHEEL STRUCK RIGHT HAND. OCCURRED ON PRE-SHIFT EXAMINATION.

August 25, 1984 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Caryco Mining Ltd · Struck by falling object

WHILE SUPERVISING, A ROCK FELL FROM A BOOM-HOLE AND STRUCK BACK.

June 18, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Caryco Mining Ltd · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS PINNING ROOF WHEN PARTICLE FROM ROOF HIT IN EYE

April 26, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Caryco Mining Ltd · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BAG OF ROCKDUST AND TWISTED LOWER BACK.

1983 · 2 incidents

November 5, 1983 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Caryco Mining Ltd · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS OPERATING A SCOOP IN LOW COAL AND WHILE SITTING IN AN AWAKWARD POSITION STRAINED BACK DUE TO ROUGH ROADWAY CONDITIONS.

April 8, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Caryco Mining Ltd · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS SHOVELING MUD FROM BELT CONVEYOR AREA AND STRAIND BACK (OLD INJURY) WHEN HE PICKED UP SHOVEL.

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