Mining Incidents

No 7 Surface: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Lawson W Hamilton Jr
Tad, Kanawha County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4603889

MSHA record for No 7 Surface (mine ID 4603889). 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
1983–1987
Latest incident
Aug 1987
Ownership history
  1. Pratt Mining Company 1973 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 7 Surface sits in Kanawha County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Kanawha County, West Virginia · Population 178,198
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,887
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

1987 · 1 incident

August 27, 1987 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Pratt Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING3WHEEL WHEN AIR WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF NUT PINNING LEFT THUMB AGAINST WHEEL CAUSING LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE.

1985 · 3 incidents

August 12, 1985 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Pratt Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPL COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN BACK WHILE OPERATING DOZER.

June 11, 1985 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pratt Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SO TON ROCK TRUCK. HE APPARENTLY HAD HIS LEFT ARM RESTING INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE WHEEL ABRUPITY SPUN STRIKING HIS ARM.

January 9, 1985 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Pratt Mining Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING MECHANIC TO REMOVE A CUTTING EDGE OF A DOZER BLADE. THEY WERE USING A TORCH TO CUT THE BOLTS THAT COULD NOT BE LOOSENED BY A WRENCH. ALL BOLTS WERE CUT OR LOOSENED EXCEP T FOR ONE. THE MECHANIC WAS CUTTING ON THE ONE BOLT WHEN IT BROKE AND CUTTING EDGE FLEW FORWARD KNOCKING DOWN THE MECHANIC ANDTHE INJURED EMPLOYEE. TENSION HAD APPARENTLY BUILT UP WITH DIRT B

1984 · 2 incidents

November 7, 1984 WV · Coal auger helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pratt Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN WINCH LINE AND HOOK WHILE HOOKING FILE ON A COAL AUGER CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST GUARD RAIL.

April 9, 1984 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pratt Mining Company · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WRENCH WHEN IT SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS CHIN CAUSING A CUT.

1983 · 1 incident

February 17, 1983 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Pratt Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING A DOZER WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK THROWING HIM SIDEWAYS RESULTING IN A BACK STRAIN.