THE VICTIM DE-ENERGIZED A 480VOLT DISTRIBUTION CIRCUIT IN ORDER TO PERFORM REPAIRS TO A CUT OUT SWITCH,CLIMBED A POLE ON WHICH THE SWITCH WAS LOCATED SAND INADVERTENTLY CONTACTED A BARE,ENERGI ZED VOLTAGE CONDUCTOR(7200 VOLTS LINE TO GROUND.
No 4: 5 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 4 (mine ID 4606056). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1984–1988
- Latest incident
- Oct 1988
Ownership history
- Pine Tree Coal Company 1979 to 1980
- A R P A Inc 1980 to 1983
- Aztec Mining Corp 1983 to 1984
- Revenue Management Service Inc 1984 to 1985
- Barrett Mining Corp 1985 to 1986
- J & T Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1986
- Zachery Mining Inc 1986 to 1987
- Ycats Coal Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 4 sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.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
5 on file1988 · 1 incident
October 13, 1988
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
ELECTRICAL
Ycats Coal Company · Contact with electrical current
1986 · 2 incidents
December 22, 1986
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Zachery Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
SLICK IN TOP FE5L OUT. WENT INTO #7 HLG. AND STARTED PINNING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT THE JACKS WERE SET FOR THE ATRS HAD A FITTING AND ROPE BROKE ON IT AFTER START OF SHIFT. JACKS WERE BEING USED F OR REMAINDER OF3SHIFT ONLY.
Zachery Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
CONDITION GOOD 9QUIPMENT GOOD. DRAW SLATE FELL INBY LAST ROW OF BOLTS.
1984 · 2 incidents
September 18, 1984
WV · Coal
scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator
ELECTRICAL
Revenue Management Service Inc · Flash burns (electric)
BURN ON RIGHT WRIST CAUSED BY ARC ON ELECTRICAL WIRE.
September 13, 1984
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Revenue Management Service Inc · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HEAD OF GALIS BREAKING LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.