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Bush Knob No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Redden Steve W
Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607067

MSHA record for Bush Knob No 1 (mine ID 4607067). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Mar 1986
Ownership history
  1. Maple Leaf Coal Company Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Bush Knob No 1 sits in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.7% 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.
Greenbrier County, West Virginia · Population 32,688
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$48,662
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1986 · 1 incident

March 12, 1986 WV · Coal ENTRAPMENT
Maple Leaf Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

COLLAPSE OF THE3HIGHWALL ABOVE #2 ENTRY CAUSED THE ENTRAPMENT OF TWO EMPLOYEES. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROX. 1:20 PM AND RESCUE OPERATIONS BEGAN AT THAT TIME. COMMUNICATION WAS MAINTAINED WITH THE MEN UN7IL THE TWO WERE RESCUED TO THE SURFACE AT 4:45 PM ON 3-12-86.