RECEIVED A LETT9R FROM COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER AWARDING THIS EMPLOYEE AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS
Bishop #34 Mine: 18 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Bishop #34 Mine (mine ID 4601400). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 18
- Years on record
- 1983–1987
- Latest incident
- May 1987
- Bishop Coal Company 1950 to 1985
- Bishop Coal Company 1985 to present
Bishop #34 Mine sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
18 on file1987 · 1 incident
1986 · 4 incidents
RECEIVED A LETT9R FROM THE COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER AWARDING A 5% OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.
RECEIVED A LETT9R FROM THE COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER AWARDING A 15% OCUPATIONAL ILLNESS
RECEIVED LETTER3FROM COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER FAWARDING 5% OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS
RECEIVED LETTER3FROM COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER AWARDING 5% OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS
1985 · 3 incidents
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS - DUST
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS
1984 · 5 incidents
OCC ILLNESS
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.
DUST - OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS
ROCK FALL 2 BKA, INBY D.RAIL ON TUNNEL HILL APP.20\ WIDE 4\ HIGH AND 10\ LONG. TOP SUPPORTED WITH RAILS ANCHORED IN BOTH RIBS. RIB ROLLED OFF LOOSING THE ANCHOR ON ONE SIDE CAUSING THE FALL SP OT BOLT ARE BEING INSTALLED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RAILS.
1983 · 5 incidents
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS-TERMINATED 10-26-82.
USING A HAMMER & CHISEL TO KNOCK A PIN OUT OF A CAT PAD WHEN HE MISSED THE CHISEL AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND ON THE RING FINGER CAUSING A SIMPLE FRACTURE TO THE RING FINGER
2 BREAKS INBY PORTAL ON THE SPUR TRACK
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.
WHILE LOADING RAILS ON A RAIL TRUCKS WITH 3 OTHER PEOPLE. WHEN THEY SET THE RAIL DOWN ON THE RAIL TRUCK IT CAUGHT HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER CAUSING LACERATION & CONTUSION AND SIMPLE FRACTURE. AN AND HIS RIGHT RING FINGER CAUSING LACERATION & CONTUISON AND A COMPOUND FRACTURE.