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No 5 Mine: 1 recorded fatality 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
Ownership history
  1. Mackline Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1983
  2. Shady Spring Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1984
  3. Huff Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 5 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.

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.