Dal-Tex Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS CUTTING IN #3 ENTRY AND COAL, ROCK OR METAL HIT HIM IN THE EYE.
Buffalo Creek No 4: 17 reportable incidents Coal
Dal-Tex Coal Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
United Company
Sharples,
Logan County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4603749
MSHA record for Buffalo Creek No 4 (mine ID 4603749). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Feb 1984
Ownership history
- Zapata Coal Corp 1973 to 1978
- Dal-Tex Coal Corp 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Buffalo Creek No 4 sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.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
17 on file1984 · 4 incidents
Dal-Tex Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
INJURED WAS REPLACING A TRAM MOTOR ON THE MINER. WHILE LIFTING THE MOTOR IT SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS FINGER AND SMASHED IT BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND MINER FRAME
February 1, 1984
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Dal-Tex Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN HE RAISED UP FROM BOLTER AND HURT HIS BACK.
Dal-Tex Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
INJURED WAS PULLING #5 BELT BACK TOGETHER WHEN THE BELT CLAMPS BECAME LODGED AND HE PULLED TO FREE THEM CAUSING HIS BACK INJURY.
1983 · 13 incidents
August 29, 1983
WV · Coal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dal-Tex Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects
INJURED WAS PRYING OFF MINER WITH BAR BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS BACK ON PIECE OF ROCK IN SMALL OF BACK.
August 17, 1983
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Dal-Tex Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object
INJURED WAS TRAMMING THE SHUTTLE CAR IN BAD ROADWAYS AND BUMPED HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY AND STRAINED HIS NECK
August 15, 1983
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dal-Tex Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object
INJ WAS WORKING ON BELT AND BUMPED RT KNEE ON TAI PIECE INJ DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 8 23 83 REPORTING THAT HE COULD NOT COME OUT TO WORK DUE KNEE INJURY HE FINISHED SHIFT ON 8 15 83 WHEN ACCIDENT HAPPENED AND WORKED ALL SHIFTS UP TO 8 23 83 WHEN HE CALLED AND REPORTED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THAT HIS KNEE HAD NOT BOTHERED HIN UNTIL
July 28, 1983
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dal-Tex Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS SHOVELING OVERCAST ON BELT AND SHOVEL GOT HUNG BETWEEN BELT AND TOP
July 20, 1983
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Dal-Tex Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object
RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR AND RUN OVER ROUGH ROADWAY AND HURT HIP.
Dal-Tex Coal Corp · Flash burns (welding)
INJURED WAS CLEANING SIDE OF FEEDER AND WAS WATCHING AN ELECTRICIAN WELDING
June 9, 1983
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Dal-Tex Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object
INJURED WAS OPERATING SC BOUNCING ON BUGGY THREW HIM UP IN THE AIR AND LANDED ON THIGH AGAINST SEAT NOTE THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO MANAGEMENT UNTIL 061783 MR ANDERSON FINISHED HIS NORM
May 24, 1983
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dal-Tex Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
INJ WAS WORKING ON DIAMOND BAR ON 16 SC REEL SHIELD FELL ON LEFT HAND
Dal-Tex Coal Corp · Contact with electrical current
INJURED DID NOT LOCK CATHEAD OUT WHEN MAKING SPLICE AND WAS BURNED
Dal-Tex Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE PULLING FEEDER CHAIN, IT FOLED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN TWO LINKS.
Dal-Tex Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
BRAKE LEAKED OFF BUS #3 AND ROLLED DOWN HITTING #4 BUS WHICH WAS PARKED ABOUT 30 FT. AWAY, CAUSING ROCKDUSTER TO STRIKE AGAINST SIDE OF BUS CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THEM.
February 24, 1983
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dal-Tex Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
LIFTING UP ONE END OF RAIL WITH BAR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLIDE JACK UNDER IT.THE BAR SLIPPED ALLOWING RAIL TO FALL AND CATCH MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.
January 6, 1983
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Dal-Tex Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
BALL WAS HOOKING A CASE CONTAINING A CM HEAD SHAFT TO THE REAR OF A PORTAL BUS THE PORTAL BUS ROLLED BACK WITH MR BALLS ANKLE BECOMING PINCHED BETWEEN THE BUS AND THE CASE