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.
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
Reportable incidents
2 on file (excluding fatalities above)1986 · 1 incident
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.
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