Mining Incidents

Easy Run No 1 Mine: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by A F Budge Mining Ltd
Bergoo, Webster County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607200

MSHA record for Easy Run No 1 Mine (mine ID 4607200). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1987–1988
Latest incident
Nov 1988
Ownership history
  1. C & T Development Company Inc 1986 to 1989
  2. Elk River Sewell Coal Company Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Easy Run No 1 Mine sits in Webster County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 7.2% 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.
Webster County, West Virginia · Population 8,253
7.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,061
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1988 · 5 incidents

November 1, 1988 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
C & T Development Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ HAD PAST HSTORY OF ASTHMA CONTACTED FLU CREATING SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND CHEST PAINS.

November 1, 1988 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider OTHER
C & T Development Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

INJ HAD HAIR ROOT TO BECOME INFLAMED APROX 2 INCHES BELOW KNEE CAP IND. PULLED HAIR INFECTION ENT. HOLE WHERE HAIR WAS.

April 7, 1988 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
C & T Development Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

KNEE HIT ROOF PUSHING LEG DOWNWARD. ANKLE COULD NOT GIVE ON BRAKE PEDAL DUE TO EXTRA PARTS OF SHOE HITTING ANKLE. RESULTING IN ANKLE SPRAIN.

January 14, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
C & T Development Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF TOP 5PPROX.42IN.LONG 20IN.WIDE 6IN.TO1/4INTHICK FELL STRICKING BOLT MACHINE THEN INDIVIDUAL ALONG UPPER BACK INDIVIDUAL SUSTAIN UPPER BACK INJURY STRAINED MUSCLE PIECE OF TOP FALLIN G OVER JACK ARE5 OF BOLTER HITTING INDIVIDUAL BETWEEN JACKS

1987 · 2 incidents

December 22, 1987 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
C & T Development Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

SCOOP LOADING C2AL IN LOW TOP AREA. KNEE EXTENDING ABOVE TOP OF SCOOP STRIKING LOW TOP AREA. ROLL IN TOP LEFT KNEE SOFT TISSUE INJURY.

November 2, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & T Development Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

INDIVIDUAL UNLO5DING ROOF BOLT PLATES: PLATE SCRATCHED MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND-INFECTION OCCURRED 2 DAYS LATER CAUSING BLOOD POISON.