Burning Rock Energy Inc · Struck by flying object
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#1 Surface & Auger: 2 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for #1 Surface & Auger (mine ID 4607434). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1990
- Latest incident
- May 1990
Ownership history
- White Water Mining Inc 1988 to 1988
- Burning Rock Energy Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
#1 Surface & Auger sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% 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.Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 24,446
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,280
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1990 · 2 incidents
Burning Rock Energy Inc · Struck by flying object
AS I.NAME WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK, A FELLOW EMPLOYEE THREW A ROCK AT THE TRUCK TO GET HIS ATTENTION. AS I.NAME STEPPED OUT OF THE TRUCK, HE STEPPED INTO THE PATH OF THE ROCK. THE ROCK HIT HIM ON HIS EYEBROW CUTTING IT CAUSING A NEED FOR A COUPLE OF STITCHES.