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Buffalo 10-A: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Ballard Brothers Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Everett E Ballard Jr
Sharples, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608032

Buffalo 10-A has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1991.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1991–1992
Latest incident
Mar 1992
Ownership history
  1. Ballard Brothers Coal Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1993 0
1992 20 165,663
1991 21 92,245
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Buffalo 10-A sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1992 · 2 incidents

March 4, 1992 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ballard Brothers Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

#7 ENTRY ONE AND A HALF BREAKS OUTBY SPAD #179 HAS A FALL DUE TO A HUGE KETTLE BOTTOM.THE FALL IS APPROX 30' LONG 18' WIDE AND 6' HIGH.THE FALL IS APPROX 3500' FROM THE FACE AREA.

February 13, 1992 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ballard Brothers Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE INTERSECTION ONE BREAK OUTBY SPAD #247 FELL IN DUE TO A HORE'S BACK. THE AREA WAS CRIBBED AND TIMBERED TO PREVENT RECURRENCE.

1991 · 1 incident