Ballard Brothers Coal Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS PASSING THROUGH STOPPING DOOR. HIS FEET SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING LEFT ELBOW ON GROUND.
Grey Fox Mine: 21 reportable incidents Coal
Ballard Brothers Coal Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Everett E Ballard Jr
Earling,
Logan County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604641
MSHA record for Grey Fox Mine (mine ID 4604641). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 21
- Years on record
- 1984–1993
- Latest incident
- Jan 1993
Ownership history
- Belva Coal Company Inc 1975 to 1976
- R J F Coal Company Inc 1976 to 1977
- Belva Coal Company Inc 1977 to 1990
- Rhyan-Beth Coal Company 1981 to 1985
- S & B Mining Inc 1990 to 1990
- S & B Mining Inc 1990 to 1990
- Bi-Mor Coal Inc 1990 to 1992
- Bi-Mor Coal Inc 1992 to 1992
- Ballard Brothers Coal Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Grey Fox Mine sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
21 on file1993 · 1 incident
1992 · 4 incidents
Ballard Brothers Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
MAINS SECTION #1 ENTRY MAKING TURN ON SCOOP AND LAID HAND OVER SIDE AND CRUSHED 4 FINGERS ON LEFT HAND.
Ballard Brothers Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries
WE WERE MINING #4 LIFT OUT OF #59 BLOCK ON THE MAINS SECTION WHEN THE TOP FELL ON THE OFF SIDE OF THE MINER UNABLING US TO BACK THE MINER OUT OF THE PILLAR LINE THE FALL WAS APPROX 20FT WIDE 5 0FT LONG 4FT HIGH NO INJURIES OCCURED
Bi-Mor Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object
SCOOP WAS CLEANING UP BEHIND THE MINER AND THE MINER MAN WAS SETTING IN THE DECK WHEN A SCOOP FRAME UNDER MINER AND RAISED THE DECK UP OFF OF THE GROUND PUTTING THE OPR. INTO THE TOP.
January 2, 1992
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bi-Mor Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MOVING WATER PUMP AT SPAD #218 AND TWISTED KNEE IN MUD AND WATER.
1991 · 10 incidents
Bi-Mor Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries
PILLAR FALL. UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL RESULTED IN THE CONTINUOUS JOY 14-5 MINR BEING ENTRAPPED UNDER A PILLAR FALL.
Bi-Mor Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
LOADING MATERIALS AND TOOLS TRUNED AROUND ON KNEE TWISTED L KNEE
September 4, 1991
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
POWERED HAULAGE
Bi-Mor Coal Inc · Fall onto or against objects
BACKREST ON SEAT IN SCOOP CAME OUT OF ADJUSTMENT SLOTS CAUSING IT TO FALL WITH OPERATOR CAUSING INJURY TO NECK AND UPPER BACK AREA.
August 26, 1991
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bi-Mor Coal Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PULLING ON MINER CABLE PULLED SOEMTHING IN LOWER BACK IN #7 PILLAR BLOCK.
Bi-Mor Coal Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SLID OFF 5' BANK AND HURT BACK AND RT SHOULDER. BANK WAS WET.
May 18, 1991
WV · Coal
lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bi-Mor Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
CONDITIONS WERE GOOD-PERSON WAS INJURED DUE TO LIFTING STRUCTURE ONTO BELT ROPES WHILE MOVING BELT UP A BREAK ON SECTION BELT #4.
May 13, 1991
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
POWERED HAULAGE
Bi-Mor Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object
HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF TOP OF THE MINE CAUSING INJURY TO HIS HEAD NECK AND UPPER BACK.
Bi-Mor Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MINER OPER CONV CHAIN CAME OUT OF BOOM RIP HOSE OFF WAS HIT IN LEFT ARM.
Bi-Mor Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HURT GAME WHILE PUSHING ROCK OFF MINER.
Bi-Mor Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND GOT MASHED WITH SCOOP WHERE IT SWIVELS GOT MASHED AT DECK.
1990 · 4 incidents
Bi-Mor Coal Inc · Struck by flying object
GOT STEEL IN EYE WHILE POUNDING 1 DAY LOST TIME.
Bi-Mor Coal Inc · Struck by falling object
PINNER OPERATOR WAS TAKING UP CABLE. CABLE WAS HUNG AND IT PULLED DOWN ON VICTIM BACK. NO LOST TIME.
S & B Mining Inc · Struck by flying object
SPLICING DRIVE CHAIN ON BLET HEAD PIECE OF STEEL GOT IN RIGHT EYE.
S & B Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WALKING ACROSS MINE YARD,TWISTED ANKLE.
1984 · 2 incidents
Rhyan-Beth Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
VICTIM BECAME ENTRAPPED IN OPERATORS DECK OF SHUTTLE CAR WHEN MINE ROOF COLLAPSED IN CROSSCUT BETWEEN NUMBERS 2 & 3 ENTRIES. THE MACHINE WAS COMPLETELY COVERED. ROOF FALL APPROX 86\L X 20\W X 30" - 42" H. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED
Rhyan-Beth Coal Company · Flash burns (electric)
ENGAGING SWITCH BOX FOR SURFACE MINE PUMP-CREEK PUMP-BOX WAS GROUNDED CAUSING BURNS TO BOTH HANDS AND FOREARMS.