Mining Incidents

Cub Branch #2 Coal

Controlled by Smith Daniel F
Breeden, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608239

MSHA record for Cub Branch #2 (mine ID 4608239). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1994
Latest incident
Sep 1994
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1994 · 3 incidents

April 14, 1994 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Cub Branch Development Company · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOFBOLTS STRIKING MINER ON HEAD CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD BUMPING FRONT OF HEAD ON CANOPY OF ROOF BOLT MACHINE. ROCK FELL FROM AN APPROX. DISTANCE OF 1 FOOT ABOVE HEA D MEASURING 24' X 50' X 3". REACTION TO BEING PUSHED FORWARD AND DOWN CAUSED MINER TO RAISE QUICKLY BUMPING AND CUTTING HEAD ON TOP.

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The full compliance file on Cub Branch #2

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.