Mining Incidents

No 8: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Pine Creek Mining Iv Inc · Underground
Controlled by Herndon Danny
Holden, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607450

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
Ownership history
  1. Brandy Mining Inc 1988 to 1991
  2. Logan Coals Inc 1991 to 1993
  3. Pine Creek Mining Iv Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 8 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
March 8, 1990 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Brandy Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR AND HE GOT HIS HEAD CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CANOPY OF THE SHUTTLE CAR AND A HALF HEADER.

Reportable incidents

13 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1994 · 8 incidents

September 8, 1994 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Pine Creek Mining Iv Inc · Struck by falling object

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

September 1, 1994 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Pine Creek Mining Iv Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF SLATE ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ATRS & ROOF BOLT HITTING EE )OPERATOR)ON LEFT SHOULDER & LEFT SIDE

May 13, 1994 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Pine Creek Mining Iv Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE OPERA TING MINER A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS & HIT EE IN BACK OF HEAD & LEFT SHOULDER AREA

March 24, 1994 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pine Creek Mining Iv Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKING ON SCOOP - GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN SCOOP & MINE ROOF - BRUISED HIPS & RIGHT LEG.

March 2, 1994 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pine Creek Mining Iv Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WENT TO CHECK OUT POWER TAKE-OFF AND BED PUMP. HAD LEFT HAND ON PTO SHAFT AND THE PTO WENT INTO GEAR.

March 1, 1994 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pine Creek Mining Iv Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

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.

February 5, 1994 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Pine Creek Mining Iv Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHUTTLE CAR RAN OVER A PIECE OF COAL- PINCH IT OUT AND IT HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT CHEEK.

1991 · 1 incident

January 30, 1991 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brandy Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CLAIMS HE HURT BACK LIFTING BUNDLE ROOFBOLTS.

1990 · 2 incidents

1989 · 2 incidents

May 30, 1989 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Brandy Mining Inc · Fall from machine

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.

January 12, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Brandy Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SWIRS HEAD OF ROOF BOLTER AND HIT KNEE.