Pioneer Coal Sales Inc · Struck against stationary object
WAS PUTTING GEAR IN FEEDER CUT INDEX FINGER ON RUSTY SKIM.
Borgman #10: 8 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Borgman #10 (mine ID 4601484). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1983–1989
- Latest incident
- Jun 1989
Ownership history
- Borgman Coal Company 1950 to 1981
- Pioneer Coal Sales Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Borgman #10 sits in Preston County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Preston County, West Virginia · Population 34,204
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$61,373
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file1989 · 3 incidents
June 20, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pioneer Coal Sales Inc · Struck by falling object
WAS CARRYING BELT SPLICING CLAMP IT SLIP OUT OF HAND AND FELL BACK ON HIS THUMB
Pioneer Coal Sales Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I NAME WAS GETTING OFF THE SCOOPE, AND WAS TWISTING TO GET OFF. PULL PUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
1985 · 2 incidents
Pioneer Coal Sales Inc · Contact with electrical current
MSHA INSPECTOR 4AS MAKING AN ELECTRICAL INSPECTION WHEN HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH POWER IN AN IMPROPERLY WIRED ELECTRICAL BOX
February 11, 1985
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pioneer Coal Sales Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SPLICING CABLE,KNIFE SLIPPED.
1983 · 3 incidents
Pioneer Coal Sales Inc · Accident type, without injuries
WEATHER CHANGE EXTERME FREEZING TEMP. FOLLOWED BY RAIN. A SECTION OF THE HIGHWALL ON THE FAN ENTRYWAY FELL IN & BLOCKED ENTRY #3 DISRUPTING MIN VENTILATION. MINE IS CLOSED DOWN. FALL WAS APPR OX 40\X40\X25\.
Pioneer Coal Sales Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SHOVELING COAL AND ROCK.
July 16, 1983
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pioneer Coal Sales Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MAN WAS DRAINING OIL FROM BARRELL IN BACK OF TRUCK INTO 5 GALLON CAN AND TWISTED BACK