Nu East Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL #1 AND 2 ENTRIES AT DRIFT MOUGH FELL INBY FOR 300\.NO INJURIES -MINE IS ON NON-PRODUCTION STATUS.
Robin #6: 5 reportable incidents Coal
Nu East Mining Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
Eastern Gas & Fuel Association
Orgas,
Boone County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606511
MSHA record for Robin #6 (mine ID 4606511). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Nov 1984
Ownership history
- Cedar Coal Company 1982 to 1984
- Nu East Mining Corp 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Robin #6 sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1984 · 3 incidents
May 7, 1984
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMP STATED HE WAS LIFTING A 12FT TIMBER AND WHILE LIFTING IT HE SPRAINED HIS RT HAND CAUSING INJURY
Cedar Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMP STATED HE WAS PULLING A ROCK DUST CAR AROUND A CURVE WITH A 270 TRACTOR AND IT JACK KNIFED HE HAD HIS ARM LYING ON BUMPER AND IT PINCHED THE SKIN ON THE RT ELBOW AND CUT THE SKIN
1983 · 2 incidents
March 1, 1983
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Cedar Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE CAME OFF THE FEEDCER AND HIST A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY. THIS THREW HIM UP AGAINST THE CANOPY OF THE SHUTTLE CAR JAMMING HIS NECK.
January 13, 1983
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Cedar Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS DRILLING HOLE IN THE ROOF AFTER HE DRILLED THE STEEL UP AS HIGH AS IT WOULD REACH HE PUT A WRENCH ON THE STEEL TO FINISH DRILLING THE HOLE THE WRENCH CAME LOOSE EEL STARTED SWINGING AROUND AND JERKED EMPLOYEES WRIST CAUSING INJURY