A & M Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
#2 HDCIN FORL AT FACE & OUTBY ABOUT 40FT LONG 20FT WIDE &ABOUT 2FT UP TO ABOUT 5FT WE HAD XXXTO 4FT &5FT ROOF BOLTS ALREADY IN THIS AREA BECAUSE OF FAULT IN TOP
No 6: 22 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 6 (mine ID 4604606). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 22
- Years on record
- 1983–1989
- Latest incident
- Sep 1989
Ownership history
- Chafin Coal Company Inc 1975 to 1983
- Laramie Mining Company Inc 1979 to 1982
- Jart Minerals Ltd 1983 to 1986
- Delta Mining Corp 1986 to 1986
- Caryco Mining Ltd 1986 to 1987
- A & M Mining Inc 1987 to 1990
- Clean Eagle Coal Inc 1990 to 1992
- Ramdu Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 6 sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
22 on file1989 · 4 incidents
A & M Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ATRS ON ROOF BOLTER FELL HITTING EE ON BACK AND LEG.
August 9, 1989
WV · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
A & M Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SPRINGED BACK-JACKING TAILPIECE OUT,JACK BAR SLIPPED.
A & M Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL, #2 HDING INSTERSECTION & OUTBY IN BLOCK DOWN BOLT ENTRY. ABOUT 7 FT HIGH TAPERED DOWN TO ABENT 2 FT. IT IS ABOUT 50 FT LONG.
1988 · 3 incidents
December 7, 1988
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
A & M Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
ATRS JACK BROKE, IT FELL OVER HITTING MAN
A & M Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
TWISTD LEFT KNEE
April 11, 1988
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
A & M Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BEARINGS ON THREE-WHEELER WERE BLOWN, CAUSING FRONT END TO FOOL UP AND STEERING HANDLE HIT THE RIGHT HAND CAUSING POSSIBLE FRACTURE.
1987 · 8 incidents
A & M Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL AT #33ABOUT 30 FEET HIGH, 20 FEET WIDE,AND 20 FEET LONG. 40 BREAKS OUTBY FACE IN RETURN SPADE NO. 929.
December 28, 1987
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & M Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJURED WAS LIF7ING ATRS AND STRAINED BACK IN FACE ATRS FELL OFF BOLTER.
A & M Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
MAY HAVE BEEN A3PREVIOUS INJUY, HAD BEEN TREATED FOR A RUBSTARE BEFORE HE WAS LIFTING AND HAD PAIN IN LOWER BODY & LEG.
A & M Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
KITTLE BOTTOM F9LL OUT OF TOP AND HIT HIM, ON SHOULDER AND BACK.
December 1, 1987
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
A & M Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CONTROL LOOSE O3 PINNER AND PINNER GOT ON LEFT KNEE.
November 16, 1987
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
ELECTRICAL
A & M Mining Inc · Contact with electrical current
SHOCK FROM GROU3DED CABLE.
A & M Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
CAUGHT LEFT LI7TLE FINGER BEHIND MOTOR WHILE REPLACETING MOTOR AN CUT.
Caryco Mining Ltd · Struck against stationary object
INJURIED PARTY 4AS TRAMMING MOBIL BRIDGE AND JAMMED ELBOW INTO THE ROOF RESULTING IN FRACTURE OF THE LEFT WRIST.
1985 · 3 incidents
June 18, 1985
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jart Minerals Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE CLEARING OUT AREA AROUND DINNER-HOLE TO ALLOW FOR BELT MOVE, LUNCH BUCKETS AND THERMOS BOTTLES WERE BEING MOVED WHEN THE INJURED PERSON WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT TEMPLE, (FACE) WITH A THER MOS BOTTLE.
Jart Minerals Ltd · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJ STRAINED BACK WHILE PICKING UP A TIMBER
Jart Minerals Ltd · Struck by falling object
WHILE BOLTING A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM AROUND A BOLT STRIKING INJURED OVER THE LEFT EYE
1984 · 3 incidents
December 26, 1984
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jart Minerals Ltd · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJURED WAS PUTTING ROCKDUST ON PERSONEL CARRIER AND INJURED LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING NOTE ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 12 20 84 INJURED DID NOT C WORK ON DAY OF ACCIDENT.
February 22, 1984
WV · Coal
utility man, errand boy, service truck operator
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Jart Minerals Ltd · Struck by falling object
INJURED WAS SETTING TIMBERS IN FACE WHEN COAL FROM A BURST RIB HIT LEFT EYE.
Jart Minerals Ltd · Struck by falling object
INJURED WAS SETTING TIMBERS WHEN COAL BURST FROM RIBS HITTING RIGHT EYE.
1983 · 1 incident
Jart Minerals Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
REMOVING PANEL COVER FROM SCOOP WHEN COVER SLIPPED STRIKING MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND.