EE WAS MOVING A SHUTTLE CAR ANCHOR HE STRUCK THE ANCHOR WITH A HAMMER & PROSECTIVE STRUCK HIM IN HIS EYE
Winifrede No 7 Mine: 15 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Winifrede No 7 Mine (mine ID 4608042). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 15
- Years on record
- 1991–1994
- Latest incident
- Aug 1994
- Banner Coal & Land Company 1991 to 1992
- Banner Coal & Land Company 1992 to present
Winifrede No 7 Mine sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
15 on file1994 · 4 incidents
EE WAS ADVANCING LINE CURTAIN TO 1ST ROW OF BOLTS IN #3 ENTRY A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 8FTX5FTX6IN BROKE LOOSE & FELL BEYOND ROOF SUPPORT THE ROCK RODEBACK UNDER SUPPORTS & UNDER ON EE LEGS
EE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE SHOVELING COAL AROUND 4 BELT HEAD.
EE CUT HIS INDEX FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF CABLE.
1993 · 4 incidents
INJURED WAS PITCHING CRIB BLOCKS OUT OF A CAR ON GROUND. HE WAS PICKING UP CRIB BLOCKS. HIS LEFT HAND WAS STRUCK BY A CRIB BLOCK THROWN BY OTHER EMPLOYEE.
WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE SCOOP, HE TRIPPED AND FELL OVER SUPPLY BOXES.
HE CLAIMS TO HAVE INJURED HIS BACK ON 6-4-93 WHILE LIFTING BELT TO CHANGE OUT STRUCTURE.
HE CLAIMS TO HAVE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE HELPING TO HANG MINER CABLE FROM THE TOP.
1992 · 6 incidents
EE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE AWAY FROM MINER & FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK
INJURED CALIMS TO HAVE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE SETTING TIMBERS.
55061S HANGING WATERLINE & PULLED UP A JOINT OF WATER LINE EE PULLED HIS LEFT SHOULDER
ROOF FALL 18' X 25' X 6' ON 1ST RIGHT OF E. MAINS SECTION. 4' CONVENTIONAL BOLTS BEING USED. DEVELOPED APPROX. 4-7-92. #2 ENTRY AT SPAD #2826.
INJURED WENT TO SUB STATION TO KNOCK BREAKER ON FEEDER THAT WAS BEING TAKEN UNDERGROUND. HE SLIPPED IN MUD AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
A ROOF FALL IN THE RETURN ENTRY CROSSCUTS BETWEEN #2 & #4. THIS FALL WAS A BREAKS INBY SPAD #2343 & WAS 18' X 6' X 100'.
1991 · 1 incident
ROOF FALL 160'X6'X20'. #1 ENTRY IN RETURN. IT WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. FALL APPROXIMATELY 60' OPUTBY SPAD #2320.