STANDING BESIDE C.M. OBSERVING PILLAR RECOVERY OPERATION -STRUCK BY PIECE OF ROCK FROM MASSIVE ROOF FALL.
Black Queen Mine: 1 recorded fatality Coal
MSHA record for Black Queen Mine (mine ID 4606325). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Mar 1984
- Elk Run Coal Company Inc 1981 to present
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 |
Black Queen Mine sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.ⓘ
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
7 on file (excluding fatalities above)1984 · 1 incident
INJURED WAS PREPARING A CABLE SPLICE ON A DRILL USING A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED & INJURED SUSTAINED LACERATIONS OF THE RING & MIDDLE FINGERS ON THE LEFT HAND.
1983 · 6 incidents
INJURED WAS ERECTING A BOX CHECK CURTAIN AT THE NO 3 BELT TAILPIECE A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE LAST ROOF BOLT AND THE RIB STRIKING INJURED ON THE HEAD INJURED STRAINED THE MUSCLES I N HIS NECK AND RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE FOR A HEADACHE NO IMPAIRMENT RETURNED TO WORK
INJURED WAS INSTALLING THECONNECTING PIN INTO THE RIPPERVEYOR CHAIN ON A 10 CM JOY CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE. THE CHAIN HOLDING THE RIPPERVEYOR CHAIN IN PLACE BROKE CATCHING INJURED LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE CONNECTING PIN AND THE FRAME OF THE MACHINE FRACTURED MIDDLE FINGER, LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.
TRAVELLING FROM C M TO BELT SUMPING POINT WHEN STRUCK HOLE IN MINE FLOOR CAUSING BOUND BOUNCE AROUND IN DECK OF SHUTTLE CAR STRAINED BACK.
INJ WAS LOADING MINE TIMBERS INTO MINE SUPPLY VEHICLE OUTSIDE THE MINE WHILE LIFTING A MINE TIMBER HE STRAINED HIS BACK
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CM ON A PILLAR RECOVERY SECTION HE WAS FINISHING THE FIRST PUSHOUT ON THE NUMBER TWO CHAIN PILLAR WHEN A MASSIVE ROOF FALL OCCURRED COVERING THE MACHINE AN D TRAPPING HIM IN THE MACHINE
A LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK 2 FEET BY 2 FEET BY 5 INCHES THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOFBOLTS AND STRUCK INJURED ON LOWER LEFT LEG