Mining Incidents

Calvin Auger: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by David D Bundy
Calvin, Nicholas County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608711

Calvin Auger has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1998.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1998
Latest incident
Oct 1998
Ownership history
  1. Bundy Auger Mining Inc 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1999 1 228
1998 4 38,076
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Calvin Auger sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% 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.
Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 24,446
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,280
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

1998 · 1 incident

October 26, 1998 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bundy Auger Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PULLING CONVEYOR IN WHEN IT GOT CAUGHT IN A RUT, JERKING OUT & ROLLING OVER EE'S LEFT FOOT & ANKLE