Coal-X Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN OUTSIDE AND WAS ON HIS WAY BACK INTO MINES AND TOP FELL.
No 4 Mine: 14 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 4 Mine (mine ID 4605961). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Feb 1984
Ownership history
- Coal-X Inc 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 4 Mine 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
14 on file1984 · 2 incidents
January 9, 1984
WV · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal-X Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING TIMBERS AND STRAINED BACK.
1983 · 12 incidents
Coal-X Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS LIFTING LEAD ON A CUTTING MACHINE & SPRAINED BACK.
Coal-X Inc · Struck against stationary object
HIT HEAD ON CANOPY OF BUGGY.
Coal-X Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE WAS A LOADER OPERATOR & THE TOP STARTED WORKING & FALLING IN & OPERATOR JUMPED OFF THE MACHINE & STARTED RUNNING FROM THE AREA & FELL DOWN ON HIS HAND.
Coal-X Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
PICKED UP A OXYGEN TANK AND TURNED TO PUT IT DOWN AND PULLED SOMETHING IN SIDE MUSCULAR SPASM LEFT SIDE ABDOMEN
April 7, 1983
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal-X Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMP WAS SLIDING GALIS OVER WITH HEAD ON BOTTOM AND GAILS HEAD GOT UP ON HIS FOOT
March 24, 1983
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal-X Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MOVING STANDS ON BELT LINE PULLING WITH ENTRIE BODY INSTEAD OF USING JACK CORONARY SPASM AND OR INSUFFIENCY
March 17, 1983
WV · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
MACHINERY
Coal-X Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPL ON CUTTER AND GOT FOOT IN BEHIND WHEEL AND FRAME OF MACHINE CUTTER OPERATOR CUT WHEEL AND FOWLED RIGHT FOOT.SOFT TISSUE JOINT SWELLING OG RIGHT FOOT.
Coal-X Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
PICKING UP BATTERY CELL FROM SCOOP CAUSING HERNIA.
March 14, 1983
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Coal-X Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
JACKING TAIL PIECE AND JACKBAR HIT IN CHIN.LACERATION LEFT CHIN.
March 8, 1983
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
ELECTRICAL
Coal-X Inc · Contact with electrical current
EMPLOYEE WAS PINNING TOP AND PINNER GOT A DEAD GROUND ON IT AND SHOCKED HIM.
February 1, 1983
WV · Coal
cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Coal-X Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CHANGING BITS IN CUTTER CHAIN AND CAUGHT HAND WITH WRENCH FRACTURE TO 4TH FINGER ON LEFT HAND
January 5, 1983
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal-X Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMP WAS LIFTING ROOF BOLTS AND HURT HIS BACK