HE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR AND HE GOT HIS HEAD CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CANOPY OF THE SHUTTLE CAR AND A HALF HEADER.
No 8: 1 recorded fatality Coal
MSHA record for No 8 (mine ID 4607450). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 1989–1994
- Latest incident
- Sep 1994
- Brandy Mining Inc 1988 to 1991
- Logan Coals Inc 1991 to 1993
- Pine Creek Mining Iv Inc 1993 to present
No 8 sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% of county employment.
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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.Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
13 on file (excluding fatalities above)1994 · 8 incidents
A PIECE OF SLATE ROCK ABOUT 4IN THICK ABOUT 60(27) 70LBS BROKE WHEN EE WAS DRILL TOP TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT BROKE & HIT HIS LEFT LEG THIGH AREA
A PIECE OF SLATE ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ATRS & ROOF BOLT HITTING EE )OPERATOR)ON LEFT SHOULDER & LEFT SIDE
HURT KNEE GETTING OUT OF SCOOP
WHILE OPERA TING MINER A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS & HIT EE IN BACK OF HEAD & LEFT SHOULDER AREA
WORKING ON SCOOP - GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN SCOOP & MINE ROOF - BRUISED HIPS & RIGHT LEG.
WENT TO CHECK OUT POWER TAKE-OFF AND BED PUMP. HAD LEFT HAND ON PTO SHAFT AND THE PTO WENT INTO GEAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS OUTSIDE OF SCOOP DECK - STARTED SCOOP UP TO LOAD ROCK DUST. STEER SCOOP TO THE RIGHT & CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN SCOOP & RIB. INJURED HIS FOOT. EMPLOYEE SAID HE DIDNT WANT TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL, HE MIGHT GO LATER IF HIS FOOT BOTHERED HIM.
SHUTTLE CAR RAN OVER A PIECE OF COAL- PINCH IT OUT AND IT HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT CHEEK.
1991 · 1 incident
CLAIMS HE HURT BACK LIFTING BUNDLE ROOFBOLTS.
1990 · 2 incidents
WALKING DOWN NEUTRAL TOWARD OUTSIDE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED KNEE.
LIFTING RED DEVIL OFF AND CAUGHT THUMB AND MASHED IT.
1989 · 2 incidents
COAL TRUCK WAS DESCENDING 5 TO 10 PERCENT GRADE WHEN CONTROL OF TRUCK WAS LOST. TRUCK RAN ABOUT 600' BEFORE COMING TO STOP IN DRAINAGE DTICH AGAINST HIGHWALL DUE TO TRUCK TRANSMISSION JUMPING OUT OF GEAR & TRUCK BRAKES NOT BEING ADEQUATE TOCONTROL LOADED TRUCK.
SWIRS HEAD OF ROOF BOLTER AND HIT KNEE.