Mining Incidents

Bishop #33-37 Mine: 13 reportable incidents Coal

Bishop Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by CONSOL Energy Inc
Bishop Virginia, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4601868

MSHA record for Bishop #33-37 Mine (mine ID 4601868). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
May 1987
Ownership history
  1. Bishop Coal Company 1950 to 1985
  2. Bishop Coal Company 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Bishop #33-37 Mine 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

1987 · 1 incident

May 19, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

RECEIVED A LETT9R FROM COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER AWARDING THIS EMPLOYEE AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS

1986 · 2 incidents

April 22, 1986 WV · Coal superintendent DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

RECEIVED A LETT9R FROM COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER AWARDING A 10% OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS

February 6, 1986 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

RECEIVED A LETT9R FROM THE COMPEENSATION COMMISSIONER AWARDING 5% OCUPATIONAL ILLNESS

1985 · 5 incidents

December 20, 1985 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

RECEIVED A LETT9R FROM COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER AWARDING A 5% OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

November 1, 1985 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

RECEIVED A LETT9R FROM THE COMPENSATION COMMISSIONOR AWARDING A 10 PERCENT OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

June 9, 1985 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

RECEIVED A LETT9R FROM COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER AWARDING A 5 % OCCUPATTIONAL ILLNESS.

June 9, 1985 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

RECEIVED A LETT9R FROM CCA A 5% OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

January 20, 1985 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bishop Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL 30 INBY SPAD 406 AT 4 RT SECTION IT WAS SUPPECTED WITH 7 GLUE BOLTER AND \ BEAMS CRIBS SLATE TOP OF UNDERMINED THICKNESS FELL ON THE TRACK AND BELT 15 LONG 8 HIGH 22 WIDE.

1984 · 2 incidents

November 30, 1984 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS

September 20, 1984 WV · Coal DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

1983 · 3 incidents

March 29, 1983 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PNUEMOCONIOSIS

February 2, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL INJURY.

January 22, 1983 WV · Coal trackman, track worker, track gang DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.