Hawks Nest Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
LOADING CABLE IN SCOOP.WHILE MEPL WAS LOADING CABLE IN SCOOP,IT JUMPED AND PULLED HIM DOWN INJURING BACK.
No 8 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal
Hawks Nest Mining Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Imperial-Pacific Investments Inc
Powellton,
Fayette County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606365
MSHA record for No 8 Mine (mine ID 4606365). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1984
- Latest incident
- Nov 1984
Ownership history
- Hawks Nest Mining Company 1981 to 1987
- Hawks Nest Mining Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 8 Mine sits in Fayette County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.0% 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.Fayette County, West Virginia · Population 39,987
3.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,672
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1984 · 3 incidents
October 4, 1984
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Hawks Nest Mining Company · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING BELT JUST GOT ON BELT BELT WAS REVERSED AND STARTED BACK THE OTHER WAY. THE EMPLOYEE WAS UNABLE TO GET OFF BELT AND WAS ROOFED.
Hawks Nest Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL - NO INJURIES - FALL WAS 20\ X 20\ X 5\ IN 001 - SECTION. SLIP IN TOP