Mining Incidents

No 8: 9 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by James B Simpkins
Ragland, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607581

MSHA record for No 8 (mine ID 4607581). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1989–1994
Latest incident
Jan 1994
Ownership history
  1. Cow Creek Mining Company 1988 to 1991
  2. Cow Creek Coal Company Inc 1991 to present
  3. Hi-Co Energy Inc 1991 to 1995
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 8 sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.
Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1994 · 1 incident

January 28, 1994 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Hi-Co Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

SECTION FOREMAN MOVING MINER CABLE WHILE PULLING PILLARS A RIB ROLLER STRIKING HAND IN THE BACK AND SHOULDER AREA KNOCKIGN HIM TO THE GROUND. NOTE: COAL SEAM IS 10'HIGH.

1993 · 1 incident

July 15, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hi-Co Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

EE DROPPED SCOOP PANEL COVER ON FINGER AND CUT OFF FIRST JOINT OF RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

1992 · 2 incidents

September 22, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hi-Co Energy Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED AND HTI HIS KNEE ON A ROCK WHEN HE FELL.

May 18, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hi-Co Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE INJURED THE END OF ONE FINGER WHILE TRYING TO PICK ONE END OF IT UP.

1990 · 1 incident

January 10, 1990 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cow Creek Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPL COAL TRUCK DRIVER WAS PUTTING TARP OVER LOADED TRUCK OF COAL. HE SLIPPED & FELL OFF TOP OF TRUCK BED. HE WAS BRUISED ABOUT HI & LEFT LEG.

1989 · 4 incidents

December 26, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cow Creek Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPL WAS THROWING SALT ON ROAD HE SLIPPED & FELL ON RIGHT ARM.

April 14, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Cow Creek Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

I NAME WAS RUNNING END LOADER HE RAN LOADER INTO COAL PILE CAUSING HIM TO FALL OUT OF SEAT HITTING HIS KNEE AGAINST DASH

February 15, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cow Creek Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS BEHIND ROOF BOLTER AND STARTED TO TURN AROUND AND COME BACK ACROSS SECTION WHEN HE TURNED AROUND HIS KNEE WENT OUT OF PLACE- SENT HIM TO HOSPITAL IN AMBULANCE.

January 18, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cow Creek Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS LOADING ROOF BOLTS ON MACHINE, BENT DOWN AND COULDN'T STAND UP STRAIGHT- SAID HIS LOWER BACK WAS HURTING.