Mining Incidents

Long Branch Energy Mine No 10 Coal

Long Branch Energy · Underground
Van, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607063

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
1986–1992
Latest incident
Jun 1992
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

1992 · 4 incidents

June 19, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Long Branch Energy · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING A HYD HAND OPERATED DRILL WHEN THE DRILL SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND HITTING HIM IN THE FACE WITH THE HANDLE

May 28, 1992 WV · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Long Branch Energy · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS INSTALLING A 90DEG ELBOW ON A 5FT DIA PIPE AT THE D-1 POND IN JACKS BRANCH ELBOW FELL OFF THE PIPE & EE FELL ON THE ELBOW 5FT DROP

April 13, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Long Branch Energy · Struck by falling object

EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN A PC OF COAL FELL FROM THE TOP HITTING EE

January 6, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Branch Energy · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME HURT HIS BACK WHILE LOADING MINE POSTS. ON 5-7-92 WENT TO DR TO BE CHECKED. DR GAVE I.NAME A BACK BRACE AND SET UP A FUTURE VISIT. THIS REPORT BEING FILED IN CASE OF FUTURE PROBLEMS.

1990 · 3 incidents

December 19, 1990 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Branch Energy · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS WORKING ON JOY MINER HE WAS HOLDING FOOTSHAFT WHEN HE MASHED HIS FINGER.

August 20, 1990 WV · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Branch Energy · Struck by rolling or sliding object

HE WAS MOVING A BELT ROLLER AND THE BELT ROLLER ROLLED OVER HIS RING FINGER- LEFT HAND- BREAKING THAT FINGER.

1989 · 4 incidents

December 8, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Long Branch Energy · Struck by flying object

COAL POPPED OFF THE MINE RIB AND SMALL PIECE FLEW BEHIND HIS SAFTEY GOGGLES HITTING HIM IN THE EYE.

August 30, 1989 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Long Branch Energy · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS STARTING A STIHL WEED EATER WHEN T HE PULL CORD HANDLE HIT THIS RIGHT HAND

January 24, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Long Branch Energy · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE OPERATING ROOF BOLTER I NAME INADVERTANTLY DROPPED THE DRILL HEAD ONTO HIS FOOT

1988 · 4 incidents

August 16, 1988 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Atlanta Mining · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EXITING SHUTTLE CAR KNEE TWISTED

July 28, 1988 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator OTHER
Atlanta Mining · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DUCK WALKING FROM CONTINUOUS MINER TO RIB RIGHT KNEE GAVE WAY AND LOCKED UP

March 22, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Atlanta Mining · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELINE BELT LINE STRAINED BACK. CONT. TO HURT THROUGH OUT SHIFT.

March 15, 1988 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Atlanta Mining · Fall from machine

THE LOADER OPERATOR TRIPPED WHILE GETTING OFF FRONT END LOADER, FELL AND INJURED BACK.

1987 · 5 incidents

August 28, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) ELECTRICAL
Atlanta Mining · Flash burns (electric)

PULLING MINER C5BLE & THE TOP FELL IN ON CABLE. THE ROPE ON THE CABLE PULLED THE CABLE INTO CAUSING A FLASH. EYES WERE BURNED FROM THE FLASH.

August 26, 1987 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Atlanta Mining · Accident type, without injuries

INTERSECTION IN3#3 ENTRY NEAR THE FACE FELL ONTO THE SECTION FEEDER.THE FALL WAS APPROX. 5" THICK BREAKING ABOVE THE 4FT. RESIN GROUNDED RODS USED TO SUPPORT IT.

March 18, 1987 WV · Coal brattice man/worker SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Atlanta Mining · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INSTALLING ROOF6OLTS,SLIPPED AND FELL.KNEE SLIPPED UNDER THE DRILL POT OF ROOF BOLTER AND WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN BOTTOM AND BOOM OF MACHINE.

January 19, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Atlanta Mining · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE RELEASING3TENSION FROM A ROPE HOIST RED DEVIL THE BAR SLIPPED OUT OF HOIST MECHANISM AND ALLOWED THE HOIST TO TRAP THE THUMB ON THE RIGHT HAND. THE THUMB WAS LACERATED AND FRACTURED.

1986 · 1 incident

October 27, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Atlanta Mining · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED PINCHED3GLOVE BETWEEN WRENCH AND ROOF BOLT. WHILE PUSHING BOLT IN HOLE WITH ROTATOR ON CAUING GLOVE TO BE TWISTED AROUND BOLT AND CUTTING FINGER.