Banner Coal & Land Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
I NAME CLAIMS TO HAVE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING A BAG OF ROCK DUST
1-A Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal
1-A Mine has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1990.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1990–1991
- Latest incident
- Oct 1991
Ownership history
- Gone Under Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1984
- Banner Coal & Land Company 1984 to 1990
- Banner Coal & Land Company 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22 | 322,040 |
| 1990 | 21 | 263,734 |
| 1989 | 3 | |
| 1988 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 6 | 50,792 |
| 1984 | 12 | 39,882 |
| 1983 | 5 | 20,084 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
1-A Mine 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 file1991 · 4 incidents
March 5, 1991
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Banner Coal & Land Company · Struck against a moving object
WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WITH HEAD OUT OF CANOPY, SHUTTLE CAR HIT CHUCK HOLE IN BOTTOM AND BOUNCED HIM AGAINST CANOPY.
February 25, 1991
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Banner Coal & Land Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE UNLOADING ROCK DUST FROM A SCOOP, HIS FOOT WAS CRUSHED AS SCOOP BUCKET WAS INADVERTENTLY LOWERED.
Banner Coal & Land Company · Accident type, without injuries
RF FALL 4 1/2' H 19' W 40' L ONE BREAK INBY SPAD NO 1764 IN NO 4 BELT ENTRY
1990 · 1 incident
July 23, 1990
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Banner Coal & Land Company · Struck against a moving object
HE WAS RETURNING FROM THE FACE WITH A LOAD OF COAL WHEN HE TRAMME DHIS SHUTTLE CAR OVER A RIB ROLL, CAUSING HIS HEAD TO HT THE TOP OF THE CANOPY, HURTING HIS BACK.