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Banacek #2: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Bern Fuel Inc · Underground
Controlled by Charles Robert B
Premier, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605445

MSHA record for Banacek #2 (mine ID 4605445). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Apr 1988
Ownership history
  1. Trace Fork Coal Company 1979 to 1985
  2. Digum Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1986
  3. Soho Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1987
  4. Bern Fuel Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Banacek #2 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
April 21, 1988 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss Fatality · MACHINERY
Bern Fuel Inc · Struck by falling object

VICTIM WAS INSPECTING THE MINER BOOM JACK BEFORE ATTEMPTING REMOVAL TO FACILITAT THE INSPECTION THE HYDRAULIC HOSE WAS DISCONNECTED ALLOWING THE PRESSURE TO BLEED OFF & THE BOOM TO FALL MASSI VE CRUSHING INJURIES TO THE CHEST OCCURRED

Reportable incidents

5 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1984 · 4 incidents

June 22, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Trace Fork Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED HAD HAND ON TOP OF SIDE BOARD ON A BELT FEEDER, THE SHUTTLE CAR WHILE DISCHARGING COAL, STRUCK THE SIDE BOARD CAUSING IT TO FLIP UP CATCHING THE EMPLOYEES FINGER BETWEEN THE ROOF AND T HE SIDE BOARD

March 23, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Trace Fork Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DRILLING A HOLE FOR A ROOF BOLT THE PIECE OF DRILL STEEL BROKE AND CUT HIS RIGHT EAR

January 31, 1984 WV · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Trace Fork Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WALKING OUT OF THE DRIFT MOUTH WHEN HE SLIPPED & F ELL ON SOME ICE.

1983 · 1 incident