Fatality · MSHA Record #220051080035

Continuous Miner Operator fatality at Tiny Creek No 2 Mine (Coal River Mining LLC), WV, March 31, 2005

at 5:45 PM

On March 31, 2005, a continuous miner operator was fatally injured in a fall of roof or back accident at Tiny Creek No 2 Mine (Coal River Mining LLC), WV.

Tiny Creek No 2 Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Coal River Mining LLC (James O Bunn; Franklin D Robertson)

Lincoln County, WV

Classification FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

Unintentional roof fall occured in the H6 entry causing fatal injuries.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Continuous Miner
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INTERSECTION
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 28 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 15 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

Related fatalities

Same operator

July 27, 2012 · Laborer · Coal River Mining LLC, WV

Same classification

April 2, 2026 · Shuttle Car Operator · Marfork Coal Company, WV
September 2, 2025 · Blaster · Heidelberg Materials Northeast LLC, PA
July 12, 2025 · Scoop Tram Operator · Nyrstar Tennessee Mines, Strawberry Plains LLC, TN
September 25, 2024 · Continuous Miner Operator · Crimson Oak Grove Resources LLC, AL
September 6, 2024 · Continuous Miner Operator · Mingo Logan Coal LLC, WV

Same year

December 30, 2005 · Shuttle Car Operator · H & D Mining Inc, KY
December 15, 2005 · Roof Bolter · Arjay Mining Inc, WV
December 12, 2005 · Continuous Miner Operator · Rosebud Mining Company, PA
December 9, 2005 · Miner · Bridger Coal Company, WY
December 6, 2005 · Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver · Reading Anthracite Company, PA

Verify on MSHA

Every record on this page mirrors what MSHA publishes under its Open Government Data program, refreshed weekly. MSHA does not publish per-accident URLs (the Accidents data is distributed as a single bulk file), so this is how to retrieve the source for the specific record below:

Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip then search for Document number 220051080035 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System and search by Mine ID 4608835
All MSHA datasets: Open Government Data program directory covering Accident, Mines, Inspections, Violations, etc.

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220051080035 · Mine ID 4608835 Trainer view →