Mining Incidents

Audra #1: 9 reportable incidents Coal

Bentley Coal Company · Underground
Belington, Barbour County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605991

MSHA record for Audra #1 (mine ID 4605991). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1987–1991
Latest incident
Jul 1991
Ownership history
  1. Miami Coal Company 1979 to 1982
  2. Mogasco Mining Inc 1982 to 1985
  3. C R Howard Inc 1985 to 1988
  4. Bentley Coal Company 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Audra #1 sits in Barbour County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.8% 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.
Barbour County, West Virginia · Population 15,454
6.8%
Mining share of county employment
$48,347
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

1991 · 3 incidents

July 15, 1991 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bentley Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HURT BACK WHILE LIFTING 2 INCH WATER LINE.

June 25, 1991 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bentley Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE COMING OUT OF MINES, MANTRIP HIT A HOLE AND A CRIB WAS LAYING IN HOLE WHEN MANTRIP CAME DOWN ON IT. IT CAME UP STRIKING HIM IN THE CHEST CAUSING A LARGE BRUISE TO LEFT SIDE OF CHEST.

April 9, 1991 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Bentley Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING IN A MOTORIZED CART TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE MINE. WHILE PASSING THE CONTINUOUS MINER, THE MOTORIZED CART SLID TOWARD THE MINER AND CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG BETWEEN T HE MOTORIZED CART AND THE MINER.

1990 · 1 incident

February 23, 1990 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bentley Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE WALKING ALONG BELT LINE. HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON A SLICK SPOT AND LANDED ON LEFT HAND. HE SPRAINED LEFT THUMB AND HAT IT X-RAYS THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR ANY BROKEN BONES.

1989 · 2 incidents

July 31, 1989 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Bentley Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BOLTING 8' L GROUN ROD WHILE ANOTHER WAS DRIVING ROD IN GROUND WITH IMPACT DRIVER INJ HAND SLIPPED BETWEEN DRIVER AND ROD TORE CHUNK OF SKIN BETWEEN INDEX FINGER END THUMB INSIDE R HAND

1988 · 1 incident

February 17, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C R Howard Inc · Fall from machine

SLIPPED AND FELL OFF END LOADER WHILE GREASIN GBXXX BOOM.

1987 · 2 incidents

July 30, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
C R Howard Inc · Struck against a moving object

WET SOFT BOTTOM3THAT HAS RUTTED OUT IN PLACES. THE INJURED WAS TRYING TO STAY OUT OF THE RUTS WEXX WHEN THE SCOOP SLID DOWN IN THE RUTS, HE HIT HIS BACK AGAINST THE ACERCEATOR DECK.

March 27, 1987 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
C R Howard Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE USING DOW3 PRESSURE ON THE SCOOP BUCKET TO RAISE THE WHEELS OFF THE PAVEMINT FOR BLOCKING PURPOSES,THE CRIBS CREELED FROM UNDER THE WHEELS CAUSING SCOOP TO SIDE OFF THE CRIBS.SCOOP OPER ATOR STRUCK FOR9HEAD AGAINST TOP OF SCOOP CANOPY.INDIVIDUAL RECEIVED SEVEN SUTURES.