Mining Incidents

Jude Branch Auger Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by David D Bundy
Breeden, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608607

MSHA record for Jude Branch Auger Mine (mine ID 4608607). 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
1997
Latest incident
Mar 1997
Ownership history
  1. Bundy Auger Mining Inc 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Jude Branch Auger Mine sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.
Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
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

1997 · 2 incidents

March 18, 1997 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Bundy Auger Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE CREW WAS PULLING THE CONVEYOR WITH A WINCH WHEN THE CONVEYOR CAUGHT ON A ROCK AND KICKED THUS CATCHING EE'S LEG BETWEEN THE SKID AND CONVEYOR.

February 24, 1997 WV · Coal auger helper MACHINERY
Bundy Auger Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM HIGHWALL & STRUCK EE'S KNEE WHILE HE WAS PULLING STEEL.