Mining Incidents

Fola Auger Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by David D Bundy
Bickmore, Clay County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608397

MSHA record for Fola Auger Mine (mine ID 4608397). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1994–1995
Latest incident
Dec 1995
Ownership history
  1. Bundy Auger Mining Inc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Fola Auger Mine sits in Clay County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.5% 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.
Clay County, West Virginia · Population 7,946
5.5%
Mining share of county employment
$42,790
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1995 · 1 incident

1994 · 1 incident

May 21, 1994 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Bundy Auger Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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