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Gnatty Creek: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by James H Atkinson
P O Box 844 Bridgeport, Barbour County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606186

MSHA record for Gnatty Creek (mine ID 4606186). 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
1984–1991
Latest incident
Jul 1991
Ownership history
  1. Bridgeport Mining Company 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Gnatty Creek sits in Barbour County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.8% 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.
Barbour County, West Virginia · Population 15,454
6.8%
Mining share of county employment
$48,347
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

1991 · 1 incident

July 17, 1991 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Bridgeport Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

OTHER BACKING UP 10 -15% GRADE TO DUMP LOAD.MOTOR STALLED CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL,ALLOWING OTHERS TRUCK TO DESCEND DOWN GRADE AND HIT TRUCK OPERATED BY I.NAME.TORE CAB COMPLETELY OFF FRAME.

1984 · 1 incident