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Aa Mine: 9 reportable incidents Coal

Liberty Bell Fuel Inc · Underground
Controlled by William Calloway
Bolt, Raleigh County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605279

Aa Mine has had no fatalities among 9 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1985–1986
Latest incident
Mar 1986
Ownership history
  1. Ranger Fuel Corp 1976 to 1978
  2. White Eagle Coal Company Inc 1978 to 1980
  3. Bengus Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1981
  4. Triple R Resources Ltd 1981 to 1981
  5. Triple R Resources Ltd 1981 to 1982
  6. War Eagle Coals Inc 1982 to 1983
  7. Hampton Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1984
  8. Liberty Bell Fuel Inc 1984 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)
1987 1
1986 12 72,348
1985 21 125,452
1984 0
1983 4 851
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Aa 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

9 on file

1986 · 1 incident

1985 · 8 incidents

October 7, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Liberty Bell Fuel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SLIPPED ON PIECE OF BELT COVERED WITH MUD & TWISTED KNEE.

June 6, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Liberty Bell Fuel Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BOLTER OPERATOR CAUGHT HAND ON HANDS OFF ON PIN MACHINE.

June 4, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Liberty Bell Fuel Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE BENDING ROOF BOLT TO PUT INTO ROOF. IT TWISTED AND HIT FINGER BETWEEN BOLT AND ROOF BOLTER HEAD.

April 22, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Liberty Bell Fuel Inc · Struck by powered moving object

TRAMMED BOLTER INTO HIMSELF

April 17, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Liberty Bell Fuel Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MASHED HAD AGINST CANOPY & ROOF.