Mining Incidents

Bishop #34 Mine Coal

Bishop Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by CONSOL Energy Inc
Near Bishop Virginia, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4601400

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
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

1987 · 1 incident

May 19, 1987 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 COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER AWARDING THIS EMPLOYEE AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS

1986 · 4 incidents

May 19, 1986 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

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

April 8, 1986 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

RECEIVED A LETT9R FROM THE COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER AWARDING A 15% OCUPATIONAL ILLNESS

April 8, 1986 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

RECEIVED LETTER3FROM COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER FAWARDING 5% OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS

February 6, 1986 WV · Coal dispatcher DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

RECEIVED LETTER3FROM COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER AWARDING 5% OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS

1985 · 3 incidents

February 18, 1985 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS - DUST

January 25, 1985 WV · Coal electrician, lineman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS

January 21, 1985 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS

1984 · 5 incidents

December 5, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCC ILLNESS

November 7, 1984 WV · Coal electrician, lineman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

November 7, 1984 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

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

August 29, 1984 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

DUST - OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS

June 11, 1984 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bishop Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

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

December 5, 1983 WV · Coal dispatcher DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS-TERMINATED 10-26-82.

August 12, 1983 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bishop Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

April 18, 1983 WV · Coal electrician, lineman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

March 28, 1983 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bishop Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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.

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The full compliance file on Bishop #34 Mine

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.