Mining Incidents

Harrison Mine No 1: 20 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by CONSOL Energy Inc
Dixie, Nicholas County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607898

MSHA record for Harrison Mine No 1 (mine ID 4607898). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
20
Years on record
1991–1993
Latest incident
Nov 1993
Ownership history
  1. Terry Eagle Coal Company Llc 1990 to present
  2. Buttons Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1994
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Harrison Mine No 1 sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% 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.
Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 24,446
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,280
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

20 on file

1993 · 12 incidents

November 5, 1993 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buttons Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS UNLOADING PISTON WATER PUMP OFF OF THE RAILRUNNER AT THE END OF THE TRACK ON 2ND NORTH MAIN SECTION. WHEN WATER PUMP SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS LEFT HAND LITTLE FINGER AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE RAILRUNNER.

November 1, 1993 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Buttons Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING THE LAST TWO ROWS OF BOLTS IN # 6 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN TRS BAR & STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT HIP.

October 8, 1993 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Buttons Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON A 3-WHEELER & STOVED HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF WHICH SPRANG HIS NECK.

September 20, 1993 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Buttons Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING LINE CURTAIN. HE WAS DRIVING NAILS IN CURTAIN AND SPRAINED HIS WRIST. THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 9/29/93. EMPLOYEE REPORTED INJURY AS ARTHRITIS ON 9/20/93.

August 9, 1993 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buttons Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS WORKING ON TAIL RUNNER DRIVE SHAFT WHEN HE RELEASED BRAKE WHICH CAUSED DRIVE SHORT TO FLY UP & HIT SHIELD WHICH FELL &MASHED HIS LEFT HAND FINGERS

July 30, 1993 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buttons Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS BLOCKING CATS ON MOBILE BRIDGE & RAISED UP HITTING HEAD ON OVER HANGING RIB ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 08-02-93

July 28, 1993 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buttons Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ROCK OFF BRIDGE CARRIER & PULLED TENDONS IN UPPER RIGHT SHOULDER.

June 18, 1993 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Buttons Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING 5' BOLT IN THE MINE ROOF, IN THE FACE OF #3 ENTRY. WHILE HE WAS BENDING & PUSHING ROOF BOLT UP INTO MINE ROOF, HE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

May 11, 1993 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Buttons Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CRAWLING IN BELT ENTRY AND RAISED UP CUTTING SCRAPING BACK AREA WITH A BELT HANGER WHICH HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN ROOF EE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 5-13-93 2 DAYS LATER.

April 20, 1993 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Buttons Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE USING COME-A-LONGS TO HOIST BELT TOGETHER AND THE BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT EE'S HAND AND WRIST BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE COME-A-LONGS.

April 13, 1993 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buttons Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE SPRANG HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING SHIELD ON THE FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER MACHINE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL FOLLOWING DAY AT APPROC. 8:30 AM ON THE 14TH OF APRIL.

January 4, 1993 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Buttons Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING BESIDE OF THE JOHNSON (CAR) MANTRIP WHEN HE TRIPPED, FALLING AND HITTING HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST THE END OF THE JOHNSON CAR.

1992 · 7 incidents

December 4, 1992 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Buttons Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MIDNIGHT SHIFT WAS COMING OUTSIDE, AT THE END OF THEIR SHIFT, THEY STEPPED TO OPEN AIRLOCK DOORS (1BREAK INSIDE IN BELT ENTRY). INJURED WAS GETTING OFF 3 WHEELER TO OPENDOORS AND OPERATOR ACC IDENTLY PUSHED TRAIN AND CAUGHT INJURED LEFT FOOT UNDER 3 WHEELER.

October 26, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Buttons Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS BLOCKING BOOM ON #482 SCOOP WHEN THE SCOOP BOOM LEAKED OFF AND MASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

August 20, 1992 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buttons Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

54736YEE WAS PULLING CABLE OUT OF CABLE. SLED CABLE CAME LOOSE SRIKING HIM IN MOUTH, CHIPPING FRONT TOOTH.

June 23, 1992 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Buttons Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS SHOVELING ON #5 ON OFF SIDE WHEN A LOOSE RIB ROLLED OFF AND HIT HIM ON THE UPPER RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER.

June 18, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Buttons Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK: 2' X 1' X 1" WAS HANGING LOOSELY WHEN HE WAS PROCEEDING TO HANG ROOF BOLT CABLE UP TO THE ROOF, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ACROSS BOTH KNEES.

February 13, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Buttons Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

HAND SLIPPED OFF LOW LOW RAIL TWISTING RT HAND WRIST SHIPPING BONE IN RT.

January 8, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Buttons Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS IN NO. 4 ENTRY, ON FIRST LEFT SECTION, INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS. WHEN HE PUSHED THE ROOF BOLT UP IN THE ROOF, HE PAUSED TO STRAIGHTEN IT AND PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.

1991 · 1 incident

December 17, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buttons Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING BATTERIES CHAIN SLIPPED MASHED LITTLE FINGER ON L HAND