Mining Incidents

Horse Creek Surface Mine No 1: 3 reportable incidents Coal

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

Horse Creek Surface Mine No 1 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1995.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1995–1997
Latest incident
Jul 1997
Ownership history
  1. Battle Ridge Companies 1994 to 1998
  2. C C Coal Company 1998 to 2005
  3. LCC West Virginia LLC 2005 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
2000 1
1999 2
1998 0
1997 25 299,130
1996 39 624,673
1995 23 329,465
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Horse Creek Surface Mine No 1 sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. 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.