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Burn Coal Inc Mine #2: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Burn Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Phillip E Burnside
Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608562

MSHA record for Burn Coal Inc Mine #2 (mine ID 4608562). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1998
Latest incident
Oct 1998
Ownership history
  1. Burn Coal Inc 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Burn Coal Inc Mine #2 sits in Upshur County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Upshur County, West Virginia · Population 23,758
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$51,859
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1998 · 2 incidents

October 5, 1998 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Burn Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE REMOTE CONTROL CONTINOUS MINING MACHINE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE SECOND LIFT OFF OF #6 BLOCK WHEN THE ROOF STARTED WORKING IN A CLAY VEIN. THE MACHINE WAS BACKING OUT BUT COULD N OT TRAM FAST ENOUGH TO PREVENT BEING CAUGHT BY THE ROCK. THERE WAS A CLAY VEIN AND A SURFACE CRACK PRESENT. THE ROCK THAT CAUGHT THE MACHINE FELL TO THE SURFACE CRACK 100' INBY STATION #399.

September 8, 1998 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Burn Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

2 RIGHT SECTION 001-0 MMU WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RETREAT MINING, PULLING THE PUSHOUT OF #2 BLOCK AT6 SATION #467. THE LAST SHUTTLE CAR LOAD OF COAL WAS LOADED AND MINING MACHINE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE AREA WHEN THE ROOF FELL SUDDENLY AND CAUGHT THE MINING MACHINE BEFORE IT COULD GET CLEAR OUT OF THE INTERSECTION . MACHINE RECOVERED IN 23 HRS, MINIMAL LIGHT DAMAGE.