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Bishop 36 Mine: 11 reportable incidents Coal

Bishop Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by CONSOL Energy Inc
Bishop, Va., Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4602154

MSHA record for Bishop 36 Mine (mine ID 4602154). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Apr 1985
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 36 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

11 on file

1985 · 3 incidents

April 24, 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

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

March 29, 1985 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS DUST LUNG

February 13, 1985 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bishop Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS BLOCKING MINER DECK AND CAUGHT FINGER BEWTEEN FLOATING DECK AND BLOCKING MATERIAL MASHING INDEX FINGER CAUSING LACERATIONS THAT REQUIRED EIGHT STITCHES AND A HAIR LINE FRACTURE OF TH E FINGER

1984 · 3 incidents

December 5, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCC ILLNESS

August 23, 1984 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

DUST - OCCUPATION ILLNESS

August 23, 1984 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

OCCUPATIONAL ILLINESS

1983 · 5 incidents

September 20, 1983 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

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS

September 19, 1983 WV · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS

May 24, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

April 12, 1983 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.

January 22, 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

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.