Mining Incidents

10 L Deep Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Rauer Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Lanny M Rauer
Hodgeville Wv, Upshur County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608158

MSHA record for 10 L Deep Mine (mine ID 4608158). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1992–1993
Latest incident
Feb 1993
Ownership history
  1. Rauer Coal Corp 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

10 L Deep Mine sits in Upshur County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Upshur County, West Virginia · Population 23,758
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$51,859
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1993 · 2 incidents

February 15, 1993 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rauer Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN A SITTING POSITION TRAMMING THE SHUTTLE CAR TOWARD THE MINER. HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY AND WAS JARRED. HE THEN FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND HIP.

February 11, 1993 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rauer Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS IN A STANDING POSITION HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO START A GASOLINE MOTOR THAT POWERED A WATER PUMP AFTER PULLING THE STARTER CORD SEVERAL TIMES HE FELT PAIN IN H IS LOWER RT SIDE

1992 · 1 incident

December 29, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rauer Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN A BENT OVER POSITION PICKING UP AN AUTOMATED TEMPORARY ROOF SUPPORT SYSTEM PAD WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.