Mining Incidents

Alison Mine: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Big Sky Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Sears Casey Ii & Mike
Monongah, Marion County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608113

MSHA record for Alison Mine (mine ID 4608113). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1994–1995
Latest incident
Jun 1995
Ownership history
  1. Harrison Fuels Inc 1991 to 1994
  2. Whitetail Energy Corp 1992 to 1993
  3. Marion Minerals Inc 1994 to 1995
  4. Big Sky Mining Inc 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Alison Mine sits in Marion County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.9% 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.
Marion County, West Virginia · Population 56,042
3.9%
Mining share of county employment
$67,537
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1995 · 3 incidents

June 7, 1995 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Sky Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE INDIVIDUAL BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PIECE OF STEEL TO PUT IT INTO THE TRUCK WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

January 19, 1995 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Marion Minerals Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS PULLING ON A CABLE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

January 10, 1995 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Marion Minerals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INDIVIDAUL WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HEBEGAN FEELING SHARP PAINS IN HIS LOWER BACK & NUMBNESS IN HIS LEGS

1994 · 4 incidents

November 15, 1994 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler STRIKING OR BUMPING
Marion Minerals Inc · Struck against stationary object

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS WALKING AROUND THE TRACTOR WHEN HE RAN HIS HEAD INTO THE TOP CAUSING THE INJURY. HE HAD STIFFNESS IN HIS NECK AND UPPER BACK. HE WAS TREATED BY DR.

October 24, 1994 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Marion Minerals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS PULLING ON THE MINER CABLE WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED ON THE WET PAVEMENT CAUSING HIM TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE INDIVIDUAL DID NOT NOTIFY CO PERSONNEL THAT HE WAS SEEIN G CHIROPRACTOR UNTIL 10-27-94.

October 10, 1994 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Marion Minerals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS SHOVELING GOB OUT OF THE STORAGE BIN WHEN HE BEGAN FEELING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND RIGHT LEG. HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A PINCHED NERVE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

September 12, 1994 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider MACHINERY
Marion Minerals Inc · Struck by powered moving object

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS BEING TASK TRAINED ON THE FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER. THE BOOM OF THE MACHINE CAME TO THE LEFT STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT KNEE. THIS CAUSED HIM TO TWIST TO HIS LEFT SHARPLY, PULLIN G THE TENDON IN HIS LEFT KNEE.