Mining Incidents

Angus (1): 1 recorded fatality Coal

Little Oak Energy Inc · Underground
Controlled by Beard Frank N
Caretta, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4601659

MSHA record for Angus (1) (mine ID 4601659). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1983–1994
Latest incident
Jul 1994
Ownership history
  1. Robinson-Phillips Coal Company Inc 1950 to 1978
  2. Angus Mining Company Inc 1978 to 1988
  3. Burke Mountain Trucking Company Inc 1988 to 1990
  4. Falcon Coal Inc 1990 to 1992
  5. Two B Coal Inc 1992 to 1993
  6. Rayco Mining Inc 1993 to 1993
  7. Little Oak Energy Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Angus (1) sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
May 14, 1985 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Angus Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPLOYEE REMOVED GUARD FROM #2 BELTHEAD AND HIS CLOTHING GOT CAUGHT IN A ROLLER BEARING AND IT PULLED HIM INTO THE ROLLER AND FRAME

Reportable incidents

15 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1994 · 2 incidents

July 29, 1994 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Little Oak Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOADING BELT SUPPLIES IN SCOOP BUCKET, LEFT HANDGOT MASHED BETWEEN BELT JACKS.

June 20, 1994 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Little Oak Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

LOOSE ROCK FELL FROM ROOF BETWEEN TIMBERS, BOLTS AND RIB.

1991 · 1 incident

March 28, 1991 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Falcon Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

REMOVING ROCK OUT OF SHUTTLE CAR BY LIFTING STRAINED BACK

1985 · 2 incidents

October 2, 1985 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Angus Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL JACKING SC WITH FEET ON BAR AND HIS BACK AGAINST TOP AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

March 15, 1985 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Angus Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I NAME STOOPED OVER TO PICK UP GREASE GUN AND PAIN CAME IN HIS LOWER BACK AND LEFT LEG.

1984 · 9 incidents

September 22, 1984 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Angus Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL CRANKING HOIST ON BELT SPLICE AND HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.

September 19, 1984 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Angus Mining Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPL GETTING ROCK OUT OF TAILPIECE AND FELL ON TAILPIECE GUARD AND HURT LEFT RIB.

September 18, 1984 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Angus Mining Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPL CUTTING INSULATION OFF LEAD IN PANEL OF SHUTTLE CAR AND GOT CORROSION IN RIGHT EYE.

September 14, 1984 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Angus Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A BELT SPLICE WITH A HAYDEN BELT SPLICING MACHINE AND THE HANDLE CAME OFF AND HE HIT THE MACHINE WITH HIS HAND

May 16, 1984 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Angus Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN MANTRIP AND KICKED HIS FOOT UP AND IT GOT CAUGHT AGAINST TOP OF ROOF

March 14, 1984 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Angus Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GORDON SPENCER WAS LIFTING BELT CLAMP OVER BELT ROLLER AND CAUGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN CLAMP AND BELT ROLLER

March 7, 1984 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Angus Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHUTTLE CAR CAUGHT MINER CABLE AND IT CAUGHT DENNIS SMITHE RIGHT LEG AND PULLED HIM INTO 265 MINER.

1983 · 1 incident