Mining Incidents

Badger No 14 Mine: 15 reportable incidents Coal

Dante Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Pittston Company
145 Sago Rd Phillipi, Barbour County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4601254

MSHA record for Badger No 14 Mine (mine ID 4601254). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Apr 1988
Ownership history
  1. Dante Coal Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Badger No 14 Mine 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

15 on file

1988 · 3 incidents

April 4, 1988 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Dante Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR BLACK LUNG 021788

March 29, 1988 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Dante Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

COMPENSATION AWARD FOR CWP, 5%.

March 21, 1988 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Dante Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR HEARING LOSS.

1987 · 3 incidents

December 22, 1987 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Dante Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE RECEIV9D AN AWARD FOR BLACK LUNG 12/22/87.

December 8, 1987 WV · Coal DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Dante Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

COMPENSATION AW5RD FOR HEARING LOSS.

April 9, 1987 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Dante Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

COMPENSATION AW5RD FOR HEARING LOSS 04/09/87.

1986 · 5 incidents

December 3, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Dante Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEARING LOSS 3

December 3, 1986 WV · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Dante Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEARING LOSS 3

December 3, 1986 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Dante Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEASRING LOSS 3 <%@%@%<@%<@ HEARING LOSS

December 3, 1986 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Dante Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEARING LOSS 3

December 3, 1986 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Dante Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEARING LOSS 3

1984 · 1 incident

November 30, 1984 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dante Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL WAS FOUND AT STATION 9672 AT MOUTH OF 3 MINE SECTION FALL WAS ABOUT 4FT IN THICKNESS IT IS UNKNOWN THE TIME OF FALL THIS MINE IS INACTIVE &HAS BEEN SINCE SEPT 1982 FALL OCCURRED IN A 4WAY INTERSECTION

1983 · 3 incidents

August 29, 1983 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dante Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

FALL OCCURRED INBY STATION 9731, 2300 FEET OUTBY FACE #4 MINER SECTION. THE FALL WAS 20 FT LONG, 20 FT WIDE AND FEATHER-EDGED TO 7 FT SUPPORTED BY RESIN BOLTS AND 5X7 CROSSBARS.

March 8, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dante Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RUNNING TO GET SHELTER FROM RAIN AND HAIL.