Barrenshe Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries
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#1: 9 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for #1 (mine ID 4606328). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1983–1991
- Latest incident
- Nov 1991
Ownership history
- Barrenshe Coal Inc 1981 to 1990
- Barrenshe Coal Inc 1990 to 1991
- Barrenshe Coal Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
#1 sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file1991 · 1 incident
1985 · 2 incidents
October 10, 1985
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Barrenshe Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object
GOING UP BELT HEADING WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN HAULWAY NEAR FACE ARM FLEW UP WITH ELBOW HITTING CANOPY ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT BREAK 3/27.
Barrenshe Coal Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPL OPERATING ROOF BOLTER IN HDG 4 INBY X-CUT 13 WALKING AROUND ROOF BOLTER TO GET ROOFBOLTS WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A STEEP,WET INCLINE.HE FELL FX BONES IN LOWER RIGHT LEG.FX IN SAME LOCATION AS FX SUSTAINED 4 MOS AGO IN NON-WORK RELATED ACCIDENT.
1984 · 5 incidents
Barrenshe Coal Inc · Flash burns (electric)
EMPLOYEE WAS SWITCHING A FUSE BOX ON WHEN IT ECPLODED BURNING HIM
June 4, 1984
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Barrenshe Coal Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO ROOF BOLT A PLACE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 6\ THICK 5 FEET LONG FELL FROM BETWEEN TWO ROOF BOLTS THE ROCK STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD AND NECK CAUSING CONCUSSIO CONCUSSION CONTUSSION TO HEAD AND STRAINGING NECK.
Barrenshe Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS ON OFFSIDE OF MINER TO MOVE ROOF BOLTER CABLE. MINER OPERATOR STARTED TRAMMING MINER TOWARD RIGHT CROSSCUT PINNING EMPLOYEE BETWEEN MINER AND RIB.
March 26, 1984
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Barrenshe Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING TIMBERS CAUSIG RUPTURE WITNESS STATED THEY DIDNOT SEE ACTUAL ACCIDENT OCCUR NOTIFIED OF ACCIDENT BY EMPLOYEE SENDING ATTACHED SHEET BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE
Barrenshe Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING OXYGEN TANK INTO SCOOP. STRAINED LOWER BACK DUE TO IMPROPER LIFTING PROCEEDURES IN LOW COAL
1983 · 1 incident
November 30, 1983
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Barrenshe Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER RAN IN A RUT IN THE HALLWAY CAUSING THE CANOPY TO BOUNCE OUT OF ITS HOLDING BRACE. PINNING THE OPERATOR BETWEEN THE CANOPY AND VALUE CHEST. CAUSING TRAUMA TO TRAUMA TO LEFT SHOULDER AND NECKNECK.