Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED, SPAD #467, SECTION 002-0 NORTH MAINS SECTION. WORKED THROUGH THAT AREA 4-1-74. TIMBERING ENTRANCE, WILL REROUTE TRAVELWAY.
Bull Creek No 4 Mine: 9 reportable incidents Coal
Southern Appalachian Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
American Electric Power Company Inc
Ashford,
Boone County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4603442
MSHA record for Bull Creek No 4 Mine (mine ID 4603442). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Jul 1983
Ownership history
- Southern Appalachian Coal Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Bull Creek No 4 Mine sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file1983 · 9 incidents
May 16, 1983
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMP STATED HE WAS HANGING CURTAIN DRIVING A NAIL HE MISSED THE NAIL WITH THE HAMMER AND STRUCK HIS FINGER A PIECE OF METAL BECAME LODGED IN THIRD FINGER OF HIS RT HAND
Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING THE PANEL OFF OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER HE LOST HIS FOOTING CAUSING HIM TO SLIP THEREBY STRAINING HIS THIGH AREA
April 11, 1983
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING UP ON THE 2 BELT SO THAT ROLLERS COULD BE PUT UNDER IT AND FELT PAINS IN HIS LOWER BACK
Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING MINER CBLE IN HIGH TOP AND STRAINED HIS CHEST AND BACK
April 4, 1983
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE ROOF BOLTER WRENCH STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT HAND.
March 29, 1983
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS MOVING THE SUPPLY CAR OFF TRACK AND MASHED HIS FINGER AT THE RUBBER TIRE SUPPORT ON THE SUPPLY CAR.
Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING ON THE SUBMERSIBLE PUMP TO MOVE IT AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
March 25, 1983
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING WHILE HOLDING STEEL WRENCH THE BOLT BENT AND HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON THE BOLTER HEAD