Mining Incidents

Coalburg No 1 Mine: 22 reportable incidents Coal

Nu East Mining Corp · Underground
Gallagher, Kanawha County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4601335

MSHA record for Coalburg No 1 Mine (mine ID 4601335). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
22
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Jun 1984
Ownership history
  1. Central Appalachian Coal Company 1950 to 1984
  2. Nu East Mining Corp 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Coalburg No 1 Mine sits in Kanawha County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Kanawha County, West Virginia · Population 178,198
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,887
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

22 on file

1984 · 10 incidents

May 21, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Appalachian Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A TIMBER OUT OF THE SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

March 12, 1984 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Central Appalachian Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BOTTOM WITH CONTINUOUS MINER & ALLEGED THAT VIBRATION CAUSED A BACK STRAIN. DIAGNOSIS SHOWS DEGENERATIVE BONE DISEASE. CLAIM IS PROTESTED AS NOT RELATED TO EMPLOYMENT. MED ICAL TREATMENT WAS GIVEN.

January 9, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Appalachian Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A RETRACKER TO PUT SUPPLY CAR BACK ON TRACK AND STARTED FEELING PAIN IN CHEST AND BACK

1983 · 12 incidents

December 28, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Central Appalachian Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A RATCHET HOIST AND BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO SUSTAIN LOWER BACK PAIN. EMPLOYEE DID NOT EXPERIENCE LAST DAYS UTIL 1-03-84.

November 4, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Central Appalachian Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DELIVERING SUPPLIES TO REAR OF BOLTER WHEN OPERATOR SET BUMPER OF MACHINE DOWN ON HIS FOOT

November 4, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central Appalachian Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE WALKING DID NOT CEASE WORK BUT NEXT DAY INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS A MINOR FRACTURE

October 3, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Appalachian Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

BENT OVER TO PICK UP BAG OF ROCK DUST AND APPARENTLY PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT LOWER BACK.

August 29, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Central Appalachian Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS WORKING ON STOPPING & PIECE OF COAL FEELL & HIT HIM ON SHOULDER. REPORT NOT RECEIVED UNTIL 9-16-83.

July 22, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central Appalachian Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMP SLIPPED ON MAT AND TRIPPED OVER A GROUND WIRE AND FELL WHEN HE FELL HE HAD A CHARGER PLUG IN HIS HAND AND MASHED HIS FINGER FIRS AID TREATMENT WAS GIVEN

June 18, 1983 WV · Coal INUNDATION
Central Appalachian Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

WATER ACCUM ABOUT 3\ OVER WEEKEND THOUGHT TO BE INUMDATION FROM OLD MINE.LATER PROVED TO BE SURGFACE WATER-NO TOTAL INUNDATION OCCURRED.NO INJURIES.

March 8, 1983 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Central Appalachian Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAINS AFTER A LABOR DISPUTE WITH A SUPERVISOR. EE WAS OPERATING A S/C ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO APPARENT LINK TO ANY WORK ACTIVITY. INCIDENT IS UNDER PROTEST.

March 1, 1983 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Appalachian Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY PULLED MUSCLES IN STOMACH LIFTING VALVE CHEST INJURY WAS NOT CLAIMED UNTIL 030883 WHEN HE FOUND HE WAS TO BE LAID OFF EVIDENCE INDICATES AN OFF THE JOB NON EMPLOYMENT INJURY ON 021683 THIS CLAIM IS UNDER INVESTIGATION