Mining Incidents

Horse Creek Surface Mine No 1 Coal

Julian, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608458

MSHA record for Horse Creek Surface Mine No 1 (mine ID 4608458). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1995–1997
Latest incident
Jul 1997
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1997 · 2 incidents

July 21, 1997 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Battle Ridge Companies · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS HELPING A MECHANIC PICK UP A CUTTING EDGE FOR A BULLBOZER BLADE AND SPRAINED STRAINED HIS ARM BACK.

1995 · 1 incident

May 18, 1995 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Battle Ridge Companies · Struck by falling object

RAIN AND WIND CAUSED TREE TO FALL HIT EMPLOYEE ACCIDENT OCCURED IN EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT.

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