Mining Incidents

No 8 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Hawks Nest Mining Company · Underground
Powellton, Fayette County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606365

No 8 Mine has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Nov 1984
Ownership history
  1. Hawks Nest Mining Company 1981 to 1987
  2. Hawks Nest Mining Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1987 0
1986 2
1985 2
1984 49 86,716
1983 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 8 Mine sits in Fayette County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.0% 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.
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 file

1984 · 3 incidents

November 8, 1984 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
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.

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.