D & S Leasing Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJURED WAS LIFTING A WELDING MACHINE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
No 8 Mine: 16 reportable incidents Coal
D & S Leasing Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Endicott Shelby R
Premier,
Mcdowell County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4603474
MSHA record for No 8 Mine (mine ID 4603474). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 16
- Years on record
- 1985–1994
- Latest incident
- Jan 1994
Ownership history
- Trace Fork Coal Company 1973 to 1985
- Justice Coal Excavation Inc 1985 to 1986
- Soho Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1987
- Big J Enterprises Inc 1987 to 1988
- Brittany Coal Company Inc 1988 to 1989
- R & J Energy Inc 1989 to 1991
- Rock Minerals Inc 1991 to 1991
- Dayton Resources Company 1991 to 1991
- Running Coal Energy Corp 1991 to 1992
- D & S Leasing Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 8 Mine sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
16 on file1994 · 1 incident
1993 · 1 incident
December 8, 1993
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D & S Leasing Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING LID ON SHUTTLE REEL TO LOOK AT IT AND PAIN STARTED COMING IN BACK.
1992 · 1 incident
October 15, 1992
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
D & S Leasing Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SHEER PIN BROKE IN FEEDER, EMPLOYEE WAS LINING HOLE BACK UP BY TURNING DODGE COUPLING AND FEEDER SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED ACCIDENTLY CAUSING FEEDER TO START AND RESULTING IN INJURY OF EMPLOYEE'S L EFT HAND, REQUIRING 4 STICHES FOR LOCAL CUT.
1990 · 1 incident
R & J Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
REMOVING TIRE FROM COAL TRUCK RIM CAME APART UNDER PRESSURE. RIM STRUCK VICTIM IN HEAD CAUSING SERIOUS HEAD INJURY.
1989 · 5 incidents
October 9, 1989
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R & J Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
GOING ACROSS TAIL PC AND TWISTED L KNEE GETTING OFF
R & J Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object
SCOOP HIT HOLE THROWING OPERATOR UP CAUSING HIM TO HURT BACK.
R & J Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object
OPER S CAR HIT HOLE IN ROAD CAUSING PAIN IN BACK AND NECK
R & J Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING TIMBERS.
August 22, 1989
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
R & J Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object
HIT HOLE IN ROAD CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK
1987 · 4 incidents
October 26, 1987
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
POWERED HAULAGE
Big J Enterprises Inc · Fall onto or against objects
CLEANING AROUND3BELT TAILPIECE.SHOVEL CAUGHT IN BELT AND KICKED BACK KNOCKING HIM INTO BELT DELUGE SYSTEM.
Soho Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
THE PRESHIFT EX5MINER DESCOVERED A FIRE AT THE 42 BELT DRIVE ON HIS PRESHIFT EXAMINATIO FIRE INVLVED BOTTOM ROLLER. FIRE WAS OUT IN 10 MINUTES FROM THE TIME OF DISCOVERY.
Soho Coal Company Inc · Contact with electrical current
THE INJURED PIC5ED UP THE CABLE FOR THE CONTINUOUS MINER AND RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
Soho Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
INJ BACKING? MI3ER UP WHEN MINER CABLE PULLED FOOT UNDERNEATH DECK OF MINER.
1986 · 2 incidents
Soho Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
UNINTENT ROOF F5LL OCCURRED IN #3 PILLAR SPLIT ON SOWEST MAINS SECTION FALL WAS APPROX 20X5
March 19, 1986
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Soho Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
WHILE OPERATING3HIS S/C TYHE EES HAT FELL OFF. THE INSUING CONFUSION CAUSED HIS S/C TO STRIKE THE RIB & A PIECE OF COAL ROLLED OFF & STRUCK HIS FOOT CUAISNG A SPRAIN.
1985 · 1 incident
November 5, 1985
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
POWERED HAULAGE
Justice Coal Excavation Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS RT ARM BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND MANTRIP CAR RESULTING IN CONTUSIONS