Sharples Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE MOVING A ROOF JACK ON A MINER
Buffalo No 11: 11 reportable incidents Coal
Ballard Brothers Coal Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Everett E Ballard Jr
Sharples,
Logan County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608063
MSHA record for Buffalo No 11 (mine ID 4608063). 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
- 1991–1992
- Latest incident
- Mar 1992
Ownership history
- Dal-Tex Coal Corp 1991 to 1991
- Sharples Coal Corp 1991 to 1992
- Sharples Coal Corp 1992 to 1992
- Ballard Brothers Coal Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Buffalo No 11 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
11 on file1992 · 7 incidents
Sharples Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS BENDING A BOLT ON A ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK
Sharples Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS BENDING A BOLT ONA ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
Sharples Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LOADING ROCK DUST,STRAINED HIS BACK.
Sharples Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE MAKING A BELT SPLICE.
January 17, 1992
WV · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
POWERED HAULAGE
Sharples Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HURT BOTH KNEES AND LEGS WHILE PLUGGING BATTERIES UP TO MANBUS. THE MANBUSSES DISCONNECT SWITCH WAS NOT DEACTIVATED THEREFORE CAUSING THE MANBUS TO ACTIVATE AND PIN THE INJURED UP AGAINST A BU ILDING.
January 2, 1992
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sharples Coal Corp · Struck by flying object
PIECE OF METAL BOUNCED OFF CONCRETE AND STRUCK LEFT EYE OF INJURED WHILE CUTTING METAL.
1991 · 4 incidents
December 26, 1991
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sharples Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE STOOPING UNDER A PUMP CABLE,INJURED ALLEGES HE HURT HIS BACK.
November 6, 1991
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Sharples Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
WHILE INJURED WAS ROOFBOLTING, THE MASTER JACK FELL ON RIGHT FOOT.
October 30, 1991
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sharples Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE INJURED WAS CARRYING BELT STRUCTURE, HE ALLEGES HE STRAINED.
Sharples Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WHILE LIFTING TOOL BAG FROM A TOOL BOX,STRAINED LOWER LUMBAR.