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No 5 (1): 13 reportable incidents Coal

Pine Creek Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Cline Clayton
Emmett, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608145

MSHA record for No 5 (1) (mine ID 4608145). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1992–1995
Latest incident
Feb 1995
Ownership history
  1. Pine Creek Mining Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 5 (1) 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

13 on file

1995 · 1 incident

1994 · 5 incidents

December 31, 1994 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pine Creek Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

SLIPPED STRUCK RT KNEE ON SCOOP BUCKET. INJURED RT KNEE.

October 10, 1994 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pine Creek Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

ATTEMPTED TO PULL A PIECE OF ROCK WITH A SLATE BAR AND PULLED ROCK DOWN ON HIMSELF.

July 12, 1994 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Pine Creek Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

STEEL FELL FROM TOP AND SMASHED FINGER.

1993 · 3 incidents

May 4, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Pine Creek Mining Inc · Fall from machine

MOVING CABLE WITH MAN TRIP. MANTRIP TRAMMED FORWARD AND HIT EMPLOYEE KNOCKING HIM DOWN.

March 26, 1993 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Pine Creek Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRAMMING MINER OR BANK AND WAS PINNED BETWEEN MINER AND RIB.

1992 · 4 incidents

September 16, 1992 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner ELECTRICAL
Pine Creek Mining Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PUTITNG BATTERY LIDS ON AND BATTERY BLEW UP IN FACE OF EMPLOYEE.

July 15, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Pine Creek Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPERATOR GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROTATION POT AND SAFETY PUT CANOPY ON ROOF BOLTER.

May 29, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Pine Creek Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ROOF BOLTING OPERATOR SETTING MACHINE IN POSITION TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT.SAFETY POST JACK LEVER GOT COCKED LETTING CANOPY DOWN ON OPERATOR.