Stoney Coal Company · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS TIGHTENING PLUG ON MINER WITH CHISEL WHEN SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND STRUCK IN EYE HE WAS WEARING PRESCRIPTION SAFETY GLASSES AT TIME OF ACCIDETNN
No 4 Mine: 15 reportable incidents Coal
Stoney Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Henry Paul Kizer
Wyco,
Wyoming County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606900
MSHA record for No 4 Mine (mine ID 4606900). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 15
- Years on record
- 1985–1988
- Latest incident
- May 1988
Ownership history
- Stoney Coal Company 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 4 Mine sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
15 on file1988 · 4 incidents
Stoney Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HOOKING SCOOP TO ROOF BOLTER WITH CHAIN & CUT HAND N ROOF BOLTER
Stoney Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL OCCURRED WHILE IN 2ND MINING IN THE #3PILLAR BLOCK. SLAB OF ROCK BROKE LOOSE AND CAUGHT MINER ON RT. SIDE APPROX. 15' IN LENGTH. AREA WAS WELL-SUPPORTED WITH LINE TIMBERS AND BREAKER POST. FALL OCCURRED APPROX. 50' INBY SPAD 1786 AT PILLAR LINE.
Stoney Coal Company · Struck by falling object
AT #6 ENTRY EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS BITTING UP MINER WHILE IT WAS BEING SERVICE BY ELECTRICIAN WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRUCK LFT HAND MASHING HAND AGAINST FRAME OF MINER. MASHED HAND UP IN MIDDLE & CUT A SMALL PLACE IN MIDDLE OF HAND.
1987 · 3 incidents
April 4, 1987
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Stoney Coal Company · Struck by falling object
A SMALL PIECE O0 DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE BACK AND SHOULDER.
March 2, 1987
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Stoney Coal Company · Struck by falling object
DRAW ROCK SLID 2FF THE MINER STRIKING I NAME IN THE LEFT LEG, CUTTING IT TO THE EXTENT OF 4 STITCHES.
Stoney Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
MOVING PIECE OF3ROCK OFF BOOM OF MINER ROCK SLIPPED OFF AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN FLEX BOARD AND MASHED LEFT AND MIDDLE FINGER.
1986 · 3 incidents
November 13, 1986
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stoney Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE INJURED GOT3HIS LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MANTRIP AND BOLTER WHILE UNLOADING SUPPLIES ON A STEEP INCLINE.
September 17, 1986
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stoney Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects
WAS REACHING UP3HOLDING TO PLATFORM THAT HOLDS MANTRIP CHARGER TO PUT MANTRIP ON CHARG WHEN PLATFORM PULLED LOOSE FROM WALL AND FELL ON HIM. ENERGY RESULTED FROM FALLING BACK ON MANTRIP & HITT ING BACK ON STE9RING WHEEL OF MANTRIP. CHARGE DID NOT FALL DIRECTLY ON HIM.
April 15, 1986
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Stoney Coal Company · Struck by falling object
HE WAS BOLTING 7HE FIRST CUT IN THE RIGHT CROSSCUT. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK BROKE OFF AT THE T.R.S. AN CAUGHT HIM ON HIS BACK
1985 · 5 incidents
Stoney Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING BELT ON3BELT MOVE-SRAINED BACK
September 4, 1985
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stoney Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
I.NAME CUT HIS RIGHT HAND PULLING ON A PIECE OF WIRE.
Stoney Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HELPING MINER OPERATOR MOVE MINER WHEN I,NAME GOT LEFT FOOT CAUGHT UNDER FLOATING DECK, WAS LAYING MINER CABLE UP IN HOOKS ON MINER.
July 25, 1985
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Stoney Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
INJ OPERATING RAM CAR OVER ROADWAY THAT WAS ROUGH AND INJURED HIS BACK.
Stoney Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
SUSTAINED WHEN BACKING RAM CAR UP, CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN CAR AND TRAILOR.