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No 6: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by James B Simpkins
Ragland, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608101

MSHA record for No 6 (mine ID 4608101). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1992–1993
Latest incident
Oct 1993
Ownership history
  1. Cow Creek Coal Company Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 6 sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.
Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1993 · 2 incidents

October 22, 1993 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cow Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS & STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN NOSE

March 25, 1993 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cow Creek Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS CHANGING OIL IN GEAR CASE ON MINER AND WHILE TAKING PLUG OUT WRENCH SLIPPED AND EE FELL SPRAINING RT WRIST.

1992 · 5 incidents

October 20, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Cow Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SHOULDER.

September 18, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Cow Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE HAD HIS HAND RESTING ON TOP OF ROOF BOLTER AND PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS HAND AGAINST THE MACHINE.

April 28, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Cow Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL INSTALLING ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS MEASURING 3-4" THICK X 12-15" LONG AND 12-18" WIDE. STRUCK EMPL ON TOP OF HEAD CUTTING HEAD AND INJURING NECK.