Green Valley Coal Company · Struck by falling object
PULLING 6" LINE UP TO WELD WITH CHAIN FALLS AND MONORAIL SLIPPED BACK, CAUSING 6" PIPE TO FALL ON FOOT.
No 8 Mine: 12 reportable incidents Coal
Green Valley Coal Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc
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
Ownership history
- Imperial Coal & Construction Company Inc 1950 to 1974
- Westmoreland Coal Company 1974 to 1986
- Lady H Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1990
- Lady H Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1992
- Lady H Coal Company Inc 1992 to 1996
- Green Valley Coal Company 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No 8 Mine sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 24,446
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,280
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 file2002 · 2 incidents
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.
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
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
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
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
Lady H Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
CARRYING BATTERY TO INSTALL TWISTED R LEG
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.