No 5: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Cherco Inc · Underground

Controlled by Mullins Jack G

Earling, Logan County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 4603875

MSHA record for No 5 (mine ID 4603875). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at No 5.

Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 17
Years on record: 1984–1989
Latest incident: Jul 1989

Ownership history

Chafin Coal Company Inc 1973 to 1984
C C & E Eagle Energy Inc 1980 to 1982
Caryco Mining Ltd 1984 to 1985
Greenville Coal Corp 1985 to 1986
T & H Mining Company Inc 1986 to 1987
D E W Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1988
Shillelagh Mining Company 1988 to 1991
Cherco Inc 1991 to present

Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

May 26, 1989 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Shillelagh Mining Company · Struck by falling object

VICTIM OF ACCIDENT WAS PREPARING AREA TO BE SHOT FOR BOOM HOLE INDIVIDUAL REMOVED 30" ROOF BOLTS FROM ROOF WITH NO TEMPORARY SUPPORTS INSTALLED ROOF COLLAPSED CAUSING FATAL CRUSHING INJURY TO CHEST AND ABDOMEN

Reportable incidents

16 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1989 · 1 incident

July 27, 1989 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE

Shillelagh Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WAS PULLING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT OUT WITH A SCOOP RUN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROAD WAY & INJURED MY BACK BY BOUNCING ONTO A BLOCK OF WOOD LAYING IN THE SCOOP DECK

1987 · 1 incident

June 25, 1987 WV · Coal scoop car operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

D E W Coal Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A DROP OFF IN T2E BOTTOM STEP AND MUD WAS THE REASON FOR THE INJURY.PERSON IN QUESTION SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS BACK. HE SAID THAT THE EXTENT OF FTHE INJURY WAS IN HIS BACK AND RIGHT SIDE.

1986 · 6 incidents

June 3, 1986 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE

T & H Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

RUNNING SCOOP O3 SECTION TO RAN OVER A LUMP OF COAL BOUNCING SCOOP TO CAUSING HIM TO BE JARRED.

May 8, 1986 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE

T & H Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING SCOOP3INSIDE MINE ON #1 ROADWAY.

March 11, 1986 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE

T & H Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

SCOOP WAS TRAMI8E TO FACE OF #3 WHEN SCOOP LORE ROOF BOLTS AND TOP &BOLTS DROP DOWN HITTING SCOOP OPERATOR.

February 26, 1986 WV · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY

T & H Mining Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

BUG DUSTER NOSE3BUSTED ON TOP OF CUTTER SHOOTING HOT OIL ACROSS ONTO CUTTER OPERATOR RESULTING IN BURNS TO NECK AND BACK.

February 25, 1986 WV · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY

T & H Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

TRAMMING CUTTER3ACROSS SECTION GOT A PIECE OF COAL IN HIS EYES

February 24, 1986 WV · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

T & H Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

BELT TOOLS WERE3 BEING UNLOADED FROM AN S&S SCOOP BUCKET WHEN THE BLADE ????

1985 · 2 incidents

April 6, 1985 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Caryco Mining Ltd · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS CHANGING MOTOR ON 3 WHEEL PERSONNEL CARRIER & INJURED LOWER BACK WHILE PICKING UP MOTOR.

February 6, 1985 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE

Caryco Mining Ltd · Struck against a moving object

WHILE HAULING COAL WITH SCOOP INJURED HIT RIB OF MINE WITH SAID SCOOP STOPPING SUDDENLY CAUISNG STRAIN ON NECK & SHOULDERS.

1984 · 6 incidents

October 4, 1984 WV · Coal timberman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Caryco Mining Ltd · Struck by falling object

WHILE SETTING TIMBERS IN FACE OF #2 ENTRY A ROCK FELL ON VICTIMS LEGS AS HE WAS OPERATING SIDE OF T HE MINER.

September 7, 1984 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE

Caryco Mining Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PULLING ON BRIDGE COVEYOR WITH CHAIN SAID CHAIN BROKE STRIKING RIGHT HAND. SCOOP USED TO PULL CONVEYOR.

August 23, 1984 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY

Caryco Mining Ltd · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS BOLTING ROOF AND CAUGHT FINGER (LEFT MIDDLE ) BETWEEN STEEL AND ROOF.

July 10, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Caryco Mining Ltd · Rubbed or abraded

DEVELOPED PAIN IN LEFT KNEE WHILE CRAWLING IN MINES.

June 13, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Caryco Mining Ltd · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS REPAIRING CONVEYOR CHAIN, WHILE STRIKING CONVEYOR WITH HAMMER, A METAL CHIP WENT INTO EYE (LEFT).

May 9, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

Caryco Mining Ltd · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS SITTING ON MINE FLOOR BOLTING ROOF WHEN ROOF BOLTING MACHINE RAN UPON FOOT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO RE-POSITION MACHINE.