Dana Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WAS SHOVEING BOLT INTO HOLE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BOLT AND MACHINE HEAD WHEN BOLT BENT WHILE PUSHING.
Birds Creek: 17 reportable incidents Coal
Dana Mining Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
James L Laurita Jr; Thomas A Laurita
Kingwood,
Preston County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607277
MSHA record for Birds Creek (mine ID 4607277). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 1987–1993
- Latest incident
- Apr 1993
Ownership history
- Cresent Development Company Inc 1987 to 1991
- Dana Mining Company Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Birds Creek sits in Preston County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Preston County, West Virginia · Population 34,204
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$61,373
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
17 on file1993 · 4 incidents
Dana Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
SLIPS IN ROCK ALONG RIGHT SIDE OF ENTRY AT 5FT
Dana Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN #3 ENTRY INTERSECITON AT FACE.
Dana Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
SCOOP OPERATOR CUT CORNER TO CLOSE AN DIMPACTED SHOULDER INTO RIB.
1992 · 5 incidents
December 1, 1992
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dana Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SLIPPED ON SLICK PAVEMENT.
October 22, 1992
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Dana Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
WHILE BOLTING #2 FACE A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 2 FT LONG 18 INCHES WIDE AND 3 INCHES THICK FELL STRIKING THE BOLTER OPERATOR ON LEFT ANKLE.
Dana Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FACE OF 4 ENTRY WAS NOT BOLTED THE SANDSTONE ROLLED DOWN TO WITHIN 7 FT OF THE COAL SEAM THE SHALE PASTED FROM THE SANDSTONE.
Dana Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
IRREGULARITIES IN ROOF STRATA.
February 3, 1992
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dana Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PUSHING ROOF BOLT INTO HOLE STRAINED BACK.
1991 · 4 incidents
Dana Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE REMOVING A SLAB OF ROCK & COAL FROM MINER BY HAND EMPLOYEE LEFT HAND ON TOP OF ROCK CAUSING THE LEFT THUMB TO GET CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF & ROCK
October 21, 1991
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
STRIKING OR BUMPING
Dana Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
WHILE WALKING BY BOLTER OPERATORS RIGHT KNEE BUMPED RIGHT CASE STICKING OUT CAUSING A BRUISED LIGMANET ON RIGHT KNEE.
Dana Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL #2 MAIN BELT #3 INTERSECTION NO MEN WERE PRSENT NO INJURIES OCCURRED. WILD COAL SEAM & SLIP 3' ABOVE 5' ANCHORAGE WAS CAUSE OF FALL. FLETCHER BOLTER INBY FALL MAY OR MAY NOT BE DAMAM GED.
Dana Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
UNSECURED STEP LADDER TO TEMP GENERATOR.
1987 · 4 incidents
Cresent Development Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED IN THE FACE OF #3 ENTRY AND INCLUDED THE INTERSECTION OF THE X-CUT TO #4 LOOAFED 20 FEET INBY STATION #20 THE FALL WAS 24 FEET WIDE AT TIS WIDEST POINT AND 29 FEET IN LENG TH AND WAS 5 FE9T ABOVE THE COAL SEAM.
Cresent Development Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCC6RED ON A IDLE PERIOD BETWEEN 300PM ON 07/31/87 AND 5:00 AM ON 08/03/87.THE FALL ISLOCATED IN THE #4 ENTRY 70' ABOVE THE COAL DEASEAM.
Cresent Development Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A FALL OCCURRED3ON A IDLE PERIOD BETWEEN 300 PM 7/25 AND 500 AM ON 7-27-87 IN THE X CUT 3 TO 4 ENTRY 70 FT INBY STATION 2 IN 3 ENTRY THE FALL WAS 15 FT WIDE 54FT LONG AND TAPERED FROM COAL HEI GHT TO 11 FT. 3
Cresent Development Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCC6RED ABOVE THE ROOF BOLT ANCORAGE IN THE X CUT BETWEEN #1 & #2 ENTRY AT THE FACE.THE FALL WAS 15' LONG 14'WIDE & 6' HIGH.