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A-Mine: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Ellis Charlie R
Bolt, Raleigh County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4601962

MSHA record for A-Mine (mine ID 4601962). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Oct 1985
Ownership history
  1. Ranger Fuel Corp 1950 to 1979
  2. 5-Leaf Clover Corp 1979 to 1981
  3. Dale & Tina Mining Company Inc 1981 to 1984
  4. Dale & Tina Coal Company Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

A-Mine sits in Raleigh County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.0% 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.
Raleigh County, West Virginia · Population 73,666
4.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,055
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1985 · 2 incidents

October 2, 1985 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Dale & Tina Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

TRAILING CABLE ON SHUTTLE CAR PULLED APART AND BURNED EMPLOYEE\S FACIAL AREA.

April 11, 1985 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dale & Tina Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN MINE SLIPED IN MUD FELL AND HIT HIS KNEE ON TRACK RAIL

1984 · 4 incidents

March 5, 1984 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Dale & Tina Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING BUGGY AND CAUGHT HIS SHOULDER BETWEEN IT AND THE TOP OF THE MINE.

1983 · 2 incidents

September 15, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Dale & Tina Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJURY SUSTAINED WHEN BUGGY STRUCK CINDER BLOCK.