B & F Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries
MULTIPLE VERTICLE CRACKS & WATER COMING THRU THEM ALLOWED INTERSECTION TO FALL TO ABOUT 9 FT
Buffalo No 9: 23 reportable incidents Coal
B & F Enterprises Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Randall Brannan
Sharples,
Logan County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607673
MSHA record for Buffalo No 9 (mine ID 4607673). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 23
- Years on record
- 1989–1992
- Latest incident
- Mar 1992
Ownership history
- B & F Enterprises Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Buffalo No 9 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
23 on file1992 · 1 incident
1991 · 11 incidents
November 1, 1991
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
B & F Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
DELIVERY MAN LIFTING MOTOR OFF TRUCK.CHAIN SLIPPED AND CAUGHT INJURED'S LEFT RING FINGER.
B & F Enterprises Inc · Struck by powered moving object
INJURED WAS HANGING CURTAIN AT MINER AND MINER OPERATOR SWUNG BOOM AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK.
B & F Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN ENTRY RETURN OF N.E. MAINS IMMEDIATE ROOF WAS COAL AND RASH. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4 FT GLUE BOLTS AND CRIBBED ON BOTH SIDES.
August 15, 1991
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B & F Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CUT LEFT HAND WHILE CUTTING 2 INCH PLASTIC LINE WITH KNIFE.
B & F Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS INSTALLING CAT IDLER AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
May 6, 1991
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B & F Enterprises Inc · Struck by flying object
EE WAS SAWING ON A WIRE BRAID HOSE WITH HACK SAW WHEN PIECE OF RUST GOT IN RIGHT EYE.
B & F Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries
LAMINATED COAL AND SHALE FOR DEPTH OF 9 IN IMMEDIATE ROOF. WATER PRESENT. BOLTED WITH 5' TENSION REBAR.
B & F Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries
LAMINATED COAL AND SHALE FOR DEPTH OF 9 IN IMMEDIATE ROOF.
February 6, 1991
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B & F Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MINER CLIMBED OUT OF DECK OF ROOF BOLTER & PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK.
B & F Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries
WENT THROUGH AN AREA WITH 4 TO 5 FOOT OF COAL AND RASH IN IMMEDIATE ROOF. AREA WAS BOLTER WITH 4 AND 6 FOOT RESIN BOLTS AND HAD 6 CRIBS IN THE INTERSECTIONS.
B & F Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MINER DAMAGED RIGHT KNEE WHILE INSTALLING MOTOR ON SHUTTLE CAR. PULLED LIGAMENTS.
1990 · 7 incidents
August 13, 1990
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B & F Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
MINER WAS EXTRACTING CRIB BLOCK AND TIMBERS FROM GOB AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN RIB CAGE AND BACK.
B & F Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries
AREA OF ROOF IN #5 MAIN HEADING APPROX 1500FT OUTBY SECTION FELL FOR ABOUT 120FT LONG & UP TO 10FT HIGH AREA WAS KNOWN TO BE FAULTY BOLTED WITH 4FT RESIN 5FT TENSION REBAR & SOME CRIBS INSTALL ED
B & F Enterprises Inc · Struck by flying object
MINER WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER ON FOOT SHAFT ON CONTINUOUS MINER. SLIVER OF STEEL ENTERED RIGHT THIGH.
B & F Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MINER WAS UNLOADING BNDLES OF ROOF PLATES FROM SCOOP BUCKET. CUT LEFT HAND ON SHARP EDGE OF PLATE.
January 30, 1990
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B & F Enterprises Inc · Fall onto or against objects
STEPPED OVER SIDE OF SCOOP BUCKET AND SLIPPED INJURING HIP
B & F Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FAULTY AREA IN TOP RUNNING ACROSS SECTION FROM #6 TO #2 HEADING INTERSECTION HAD 3 VERTICLE CRACKS DEVELOP AFTER MINING. WATER DRIPPING. WE DETECTED HORIZONTAL CRACKS WHEN REBOLTING. FELL OUT IN A DOME ABOUT 18' HIGH.
B & F Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries
THIN COAL RIDER JUST ABOVE 4 RESIN BOLTS 2800 FEET OUTBY SECTION.
1989 · 4 incidents
B & F Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries
AREA AROUNDF GAS WELL IS LOCATED OVER TOP OF SOLID BLCOK OF COAL IN CHILTON SEAM. THIS AREA IS NOT ALLOWED TO SEATTLE AS IS SURROUNDIG RIBS, TOP AND BOTTOM AND THIS IS WHERE FALL OCCURRED IN INTERSECTION.
B & F Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries
EXTREMELY LARGE SLIP ACROSS 4 ENTRIES & ABOUT 100FT WIDE EDGE OF SLIP THROUGH X-CUT FELL OUT
B & F Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries
INTERSECTION 60' INBY SPAD #78 FELL 0 TO 5' HIGH. AREA SUPPORTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS THAT DID NOT PENETRATE FAR ENOUGH TO SUPPORT A STREAK OF RASH THAT WAS ENCOUNTERED.
B & F Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries
4 VERTICLE CRACKS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER ALLOWED INTERSECTION IN #1 HEADING IN MAINS TO FALL OUT FROM 0 TO 5 FEET HIGH LOCATED 1 X-CUT INBY SPAD #81