Mining Incidents

No 5 Mine Coal

Huff Inc · Underground
Controlled by Wilson Amos
Emmett, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606424

MSHA record for No 5 Mine (mine ID 4606424). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
May 1986

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
August 16, 1983 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Shady Spring Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

MINER OPERATOR WAS BACKING OUT OF NO. 3 FACE. MR. WILBER SAWYERS AND HIS IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR MR. AARON SAWYERS WERE TIMBERING THE IMMEDIATE FACE AREA. A LARGE SLIP IN THE ROOF FELL AND FATALL Y INJURED MR. WILBER SAWYERS.

Reportable incidents

2 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1986 · 1 incident

May 27, 1986 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Huff Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN IN7ERSECTION OF 3 AND CROSSCUT BETWEEN 1 & 2 2&3 3&4 LOB NOT 1,2,4 FACE OR INTERSECTION.

1985 · 1 incident

August 1, 1985 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
Huff Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS IN OFFICE WHEN HE BECAMEILL & THROWINGS UP.AMBULANCE HADN\T SHOWEN UP AT MINE SIGHT SO HIS BROTHER -IN LAW TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL.

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The full compliance file on No 5 Mine

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