No 6a Mine: 20 reportable incidents Coal

I V S Inc · Underground

Controlled by Jeffery Dana C

Crumpler, Mcdowell County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 4602383

MSHA record for No 6a Mine (mine ID 4602383). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 20
Years on record: 1983–1994
Latest incident: Jul 1994

Ownership history

United Pocahontas Coal Company 1950 to 1983
Rolfe Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1985
Hope Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1986
F H & C Coal Inc 1986 to 1987
West Virginia Ebony Construction Inc 1987 to 1989
T & A Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1989
H C Industries Inc 1989 to 1990
S & N Construction Inc 1990 to 1991
Pinnacle Creek Development Inc 1991 to 1993
I V S Inc 1993 to present

Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

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.

McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413

13.0%

Mining share of county employment

$29,980

Median household income

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

20 on file

1994 · 6 incidents

July 2, 1994 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

I V S Inc · Accident type, without injuries

WE WERE WORKING ON MAINTENANCE ON A NON-PRODUCING SHIFT. WHEN THE ROOF FELL IN #2 ENTRY.ROOF FALL WAS BREAKERED OFF AND REPORTED.

June 25, 1994 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY

I V S Inc · Struck by falling object

WE WERE MINING IN 3 ENTRY 15 PILLAR. WE WERE PULLING A PERSANOUT WHERE A HORSE BACK FELL OUT UNEXPECTELY WHEN IT HIT THE MINER IT QUIT TRAMMING MINER OF GOT OFF WHILE LEAVING THE MINER A PIECE OF ROLL FELL ON THE BACK OF HIS LEG.

April 21, 1994 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

I V S Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING OUTSIDE STEPPED IN A HOLE, THREW MY LEG BACK CAUSING IT TO POP, STATED SWELLING.

March 22, 1994 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss STRIKING OR BUMPING

I V S Inc · Struck against stationary object

WALKING CAUGHT LEFT EAR ON MONKEY FACE CUTTING EAR.

March 8, 1994 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY

I V S Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROY BART OR INJURED KWAS SWINGING THE HEAD TO PUT UP RIB BOLT. HE SLIPPED AND JERKED SWING LEANING UP CAUSING THE HEAD TO GIVING OVER AND CATCHING HIM BETWEEN THAT RIB AND HEAD.

January 8, 1994 WV · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS

I V S Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

MAN PLUGGING UP PERSONAL CARRIER BATTERY CELL EXPLODED HITING MAN IN LEFT EYE.

1993 · 3 incidents

December 23, 1993 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

I V S Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS IN INTERSECTION AND A SLAB OFF ROCK AND FELL OUT. OF TOP APPROX. 3 1/2 FT LONG BY 2 FT WIDE 4 INCH THICK STRIKING EE ON HEAD.

November 2, 1993 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

I V S Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LOADING ROCK DUST ON BELT.

August 23, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE

I V S Inc · Struck against a moving object

COAL TRUCK & EMPLOYEE WERE TRAVELING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION HIT ON CURVE INJURING EMPLOYEE.

1992 · 6 incidents

November 10, 1992 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Pinnacle Creek Development Inc · Accident type, without injuries

UNPLANNED ROOF FALL 30FT INSIDE DRIFT AT UNDERGROUND #1 STOPPING FALL 18-20FT WIDE 30-35FT LONG BY 4 TO 6 FT THICK FALL BLOCKED TRAVELWAY AND KNOCKED OUT STOPPING ON INTAKE LOST ABOUT 30-35FT BELT LINE

August 18, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Pinnacle Creek Development Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

95149ED WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WITH LIDS ON SCOOP BATTERIES,HE REACHED DOWN TO LIFT LID FELT PAIN IN BACK AND IN SIDE.

May 6, 1992 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Pinnacle Creek Development Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

MINER OPERATOR CUT THROUGH A BLOCK OF COAL HITTING OXYGEN AND CYELENE BOTTLES CAUSING AN EXPLOSION RESULTING IN A FIRE.

May 6, 1992 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Pinnacle Creek Development Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

MINER OPERATOR CUT THROUGH A BLOCK OF COAL HITTING A SET OF OXYGEN & ACETYLENE BOTTLES LAYING WHER MINER CUT THROUGH AT CAUSING EXPLOSION RESULTING IN A FIRE.

February 17, 1992 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Pinnacle Creek Development Inc · Fall from machine

WHEN CROSSING THE #3 CONVEYOR BELT INDIVIDUAL SLIPPED AND FELL STRAINING BACK.

February 2, 1992 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Pinnacle Creek Development Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 1XCUT INBY #2 DRIVE ROOF FALL ABOVE BOLT ANCHORAGE 25' WIDTH 30 FT LENGTH 4' HIEGHT.

1991 · 1 incident

February 17, 1991 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

S & N Construction Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INDIVIDUAL WAS TIGHTING ROPES ON BOLT WHEN HE HAD A PAIN GO THRU HIS BACK.

1985 · 1 incident

July 16, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Hope Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING BELT

1983 · 3 incidents

September 24, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Rolfe Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SETTING A ROOF JACK WHEN THE TOP SLIPPED OUT A CKICKED THE METAL JACK BACK HITTING HIS SHOULDER

August 29, 1983 WV · Coal electrician, lineman FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Rolfe Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PERFORMING WORK ON THE BOLTER AND WAS WORKING ON THE HEAD REPLACING THE LEVELING RODS, THE HEAD WAS BRACED UP AND THE BRACES SLIPPED LETTING THE HEAD FALL MASHING HIS FINGER AGAINST THE FRAME

January 25, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

United Pocahontas Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

WALKING ACROSS THE TRACK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS RIBS ON THE RAIL