Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON THE 001 1ST RIGHT SECTION BETWEEN THE 1 AND 2 ENTRIES MEUTRAL ENTRY ALONG THE SIDE OF THE TRACK THE FALL WAS 1400FT WAAY FROM THE FACE AREA
Dick'S Creek #36 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal
Southern Appalachian Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
American Electric Power Company Inc
Julian,
Boone County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606166
MSHA record for Dick'S Creek #36 Mine (mine ID 4606166). 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
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Mar 1983
Ownership history
- Southern Appalachian Coal Company 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Dick'S Creek #36 Mine sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1983 · 3 incidents
Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
A FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON THE NORTHEAST AMINS 002-0 SECTION AT THE #6 ENTRY #33 BREAKTHROUGH SPAD #2534 APPROX 2500\ AWAY FROM THE FACE AREA. THE FALL WAS ABOVE THE BOLT ANCHORAGE 4\ RESIN BOL TS WERE USED. SIZE: 20\ LG 5 1/2\ TO 6\ HT 20\ WD THERE WERE NO INJURIES & THE VENTILATION & TRAVELWAY WERE NOT BLOCKED THE FALL WILL BE TIMBERED OFF.
February 7, 1983
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A SLATE BAR TRYING TO MOVE A SCOOP CANOPY THAT WAS LAYING TOO CLOSE TO THE TRACK THE BAR BROKE AND HE FELL TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE HE CONTINUED TO WORK THE REST OF THI S SHIFT BUT LATER IN THE EVENIGN HIS ANKLE BEGAN TO SWELL AND HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND DISCOVERED A FRACTURE TO THE LEFT SIDE