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Continental Cb Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Milligan George
Barrett, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608439

Continental Cb Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1995.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1995
Latest incident
May 1995
Ownership history
  1. Continental Augering Inc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1995 5 196,275
1994 3 99,791
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Continental Cb Mine sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
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

1 on file

1995 · 1 incident

May 25, 1995 WV · Coal auger helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Continental Augering Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE MUD AND WATER IN THE PIT. WHEN HE STEPPED ON A LATCH TO DEEPEN AUGER FLITES HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED THEN HIS RIGHT FOOT WHICH RESULTED IN A SPRAIN TO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER BECAUSE HE WAS HOLDING ONTO A HANDRAIL.