Mining Incidents

No 8 Mine Coal

Leivasy, Nicholas County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4602250

MSHA record for No 8 Mine (mine ID 4602250). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1989–2002
Latest incident
Dec 2002
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2002 · 2 incidents

February 16, 2002 WV · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Green Valley Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WELDING IN SUMP HAD RIGHT LEG IN A BIND. HAD STRAIN ON LEG DUE TO WELDING IN A TIGHT SPOT. WAS LEANING FORWARD TO WELD UNDER A PIPE.

1994 · 4 incidents

October 1, 1994 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Lady H Coal Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

AN OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS CLAIM HAS BEEN FILED.

July 15, 1994 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lady H Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS CHANGING A REAREND OUT ON A LOADER THE REAREND SLIPPED OFF THE JACK CAUSING THE REAREND TO FALL & SMASH HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER

March 10, 1994 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Lady H Coal Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLAIM HAS BEEN FILED ON HEARING LOSS

February 2, 1994 WV · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lady H Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS CHIPPING CEMENT OFF A CINDER BLOCK AND A PIECE STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.

1993 · 2 incidents

December 11, 1993 WV · Coal security guard, watchman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lady H Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED STATED THAT HE UNLOCKED GATE & SLIPPED ON SNOW COVERED ROAD FELL & LANDED ON HIS BACK & HEAD

January 5, 1993 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lady H Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OTHER AND I.NAME ROLLING UP WIRE AND ROLL STARTED TO FALL AND EMPL TRIED TO CATCH IT AND STRAINED LEFT KNEE.

1992 · 1 incident

1991 · 1 incident

June 11, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Lady H Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS CUTTING BRUSH ALONG POWERLINE, WHEN SAW JUMPED, STRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND.

1990 · 1 incident

August 1, 1990 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lady H Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED STATED THAT THEY WERE INSTALLING A NEW TOOTH ON THE DRAGLINE BUCKET, AND A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE LEFT JAW.

1989 · 1 incident

January 6, 1989 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Lady H Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED STATED THAT WORKING IN A SQUATTED DOWN POSITION FOR A LONG TIME, THE CARTILAGE IN HIS RIGHT KNEE WAS DAMAGED.

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