Mining Incidents

No 6 Mine: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Pine Creek Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Cline Clayton
Emmett, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607920

MSHA record for No 6 Mine (mine ID 4607920). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1991–1992
Latest incident
Feb 1992
Ownership history
  1. Pine Creek Mining Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 6 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
February 5, 1992 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pine Creek Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

THEY WERE MINING THE WING OF THE RIGHT PILLAR WHEN A MASSIVE ROOF FALL OCCURRED TRAPPING THREE PEOPLE CAUSING THE FATAL TO ONE PERSON

Reportable incidents

11 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1992 · 5 incidents

February 24, 1992 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pine Creek Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

CHANGING MOTOR ON MINER LIFTING MOTOR AND IT FELL ON MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND.

February 5, 1992 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pine Creek Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

THEY WERE MINING THE WING OF THE RIGHT PILLAR WHEN A MASSIVE ROOF FALL OCCURRED TRAPPING 3 PEOPLE.

February 5, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pine Creek Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

TEHY WERE MINING THE WING OF THE RIGHT PILLAR WHEN A MASSIVE ROOF FALL OCCURRED TRAPPING 3 PEOPLE.

January 21, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pine Creek Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CLAMENT BENT OVER TO PICK UP A HANDLE OF WEDGES AND STRAINED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

1991 · 6 incidents

August 8, 1991 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pine Creek Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

BUGGY SLAMMED CLAIMAT INTO CANOPY INJURING HEAD BACK NECK ELBOW EYES

July 26, 1991 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pine Creek Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CHANGING JACK ON MINER HE HURT HIS BACK LIFTING JACK

June 7, 1991 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Pine Creek Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EXPERIENCED MINER STOOD & LET BUGGY CABLE HIT HIM IN THE RIBS CARELESSNESS IS THE CAUSE ACCIDENT NOT REPORTED

May 28, 1991 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pine Creek Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR METAL STRAP FLEW UP & HIT FINGER ON HAND OF OPERATOR

March 15, 1991 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Pine Creek Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

HIT HOLE WHILE RUNNING BUGGY AND WAS THROWN INTOCANOPY