Mining Incidents

No 5 Mine: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Richard H Abraham
Uneeda, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4601791

MSHA record for No 5 Mine (mine ID 4601791). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1985–1991
Latest incident
Apr 1991
Ownership history
  1. Omar Mining Company 1950 to 1987
  2. Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 5 Mine sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1991 · 1 incident

April 12, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

VICTIM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING CONCRETE FORMS AT A HEIGHT OF 35' VICTIM WAS NOT TIED OFF.VICTIM FELL WHEN THE SLATE BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED.

1990 · 1 incident

October 12, 1990 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WHEN I.NAME WAS CUTTING A WIRE LEAD FOR A BELT STARTER A PIECE OF WIRE FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

1989 · 2 incidents

April 17, 1989 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss ELECTRICAL
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

THE THE INJURED WAS HELPING BLOW THE COAL DUST FROM THE INSIDE OF NO # BELT STARTER BOX,THE MOTOR IN THE HAND HELD BLOWER SHORTED CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL BURN TO HIS EYES.

1985 · 2 incidents

September 4, 1985 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Omar Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I.NAME WAS PUTTING OIL IN SPEED REDUCERS AND PULLED LOWER BACK

January 11, 1985 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Omar Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THE SNOW AND FELL TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS LEFT HIP NOTE: THE INJURED EMPLOYEE HAS AN ARTIFICIAL LIMB. THE INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE FOREMAN UNTIL 1-23-85 INJURY DID NT RESULT IN LOST TIME UNTIL 1-31-85