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No 4 Mine: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Compton Kennie D
Man, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607216

MSHA record for No 4 Mine (mine ID 4607216). 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
1988–1992
Latest incident
Aug 1992
Ownership history
  1. Kristi Ann Coal Inc 1986 to 1987
  2. Little Man Coal Inc 1987 to 1989
  3. Canrun Coal Inc 1989 to 1990
  4. Coaler Coal Inc 1990 to 1990
  5. War Eagle Construction Company Inc 1990 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
ⓘ 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

7 on file

1992 · 4 incidents

June 6, 1992 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck by falling object

FOREMAN WAS CRAWLING BELT CONVEYOR ENTRY PERFORMING EXAMINATIONS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE. HIP AREA.

March 10, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TIMBERS AT SURFACE SUPPLY YARD WHEN HE STUMBLED AND FELL TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.THERE WERE NOT CONTRIBUTING FACTORS THAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT.

1990 · 1 incident

May 3, 1990 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Coaler Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INDIVIDUAL USING HAMMER AND CHISEL, CHISEL BEING HELD WITH CHANNEL LOCKS, CAME LOOSE STRIKING INJURED INDIVIDUAL IN AND AROUND LEFT EYE, CAUSING BRUISE.

1988 · 2 incidents