Mining Incidents

#1: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Richard H Abraham
Uneeda, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604525

MSHA record for #1 (mine ID 4604525). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Dec 1986
Ownership history
  1. Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc 1975 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#1 sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
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

4 on file

1986 · 1 incident

December 3, 1986 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss ELECTRICAL
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

AN ELECTRICAL C3RCUIT BREAKER FIRED AN ARC WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING AT IT. THAT NIGHT HIS EYES STARTED TO HURT.

1985 · 1 incident

June 21, 1985 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE REPORTED BY TELEPHONE 3 DAYS LATER ON 24 JUNE THAT HE STRAINED HIS BAKC PROBABLY PULLING ON A CABLE HE DID NOT SAY ANYTHING TO HIS FOREMAN OR MANAGEMENT OR CO-WORKERS THAT DAY NOTE EM PLOYEE HAS BEEN UNDER A DOCTORS CARE SINCE NOV 1984 FOR AN OFF JOB BACK INJURY

1984 · 1 incident

June 12, 1984 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE BEING RETRACTED WHEN THE CABLE BECAME TAUT AND STRUCK HIM.

1983 · 1 incident

January 20, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS USING SLEDGHAMMER TO STRAIGHTEN A PIECE OF METAL WHEN THE HAMMER BOUNCED AND STRUCK HIS KNEE HE SUFFERED A BRUISE TO KNEE