Mining Incidents

Long Run Deep Mine No 1: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Bentley Coal Company · Underground
Box 44c Coalton, Randolph County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607609

MSHA record for Long Run Deep Mine No 1 (mine ID 4607609). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1990–1991
Latest incident
Apr 1991
Ownership history
  1. Richard Lewis Enterprises Inc 1988 to 1989
  2. Bentley Coal Company 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Long Run Deep Mine No 1 sits in Randolph County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.6% 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.
Randolph County, West Virginia · Population 27,782
2.6%
Mining share of county employment
$55,057
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
September 20, 1990 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bentley Coal Company · Struck by falling object

FALL OF ROOF ROCK RESULTING IN CRUSHING INJURIES TO UPPER BODY OF EMPLOYEE WHICH RESULTED IN DEATH.

Reportable incidents

10 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1991 · 2 incidents

April 1, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Bentley Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE SEVERAL LARGE ROCKS WEDGED INTO SPILLBOARD ON CONVEYOR BELT, SLATE BAR BECAME CAUGHT BY CONVEYOR BELT CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S HAND BETWEEN TOP AND SLATE B AR.

March 5, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bentley Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE A ROCK FROM ON TOP OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN THE LIGHT FIXTURE BROKE OFF CAUSING THE ROCK TO SLIDE QUICKLY CATCHING THE LEFT HAND OF THE EMPLOYEE AGANST THE F RAME OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER AND AS A RESULT BROKE THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND. EMPLOYEE ABLE TO CONTINUE WORKING IN JOB CLASSIFICATION.

1990 · 8 incidents

December 20, 1990 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Bentley Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS BACKING CONTINUOUS MINER OUT OF ENTRY WHEN MINER STRUCK CORNER OF RIB CAUSING A PIECE OF COAL TO BREAK AWAY STRIKING FOOT.

October 25, 1990 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bentley Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED HURT BACK LIFTING MINER CABLE WHILE HANGING THE CABLE.

September 12, 1990 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Bentley Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

HIT BY STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING MANTRIP

August 23, 1990 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bentley Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS PICKING UP ON BELT DRIVE MOTOR. WHEN MOTOR WAS SHOVED FORWARD EMPL SRPAINED KNEE.

July 26, 1990 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bentley Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE CROSSING BRIDGE CONVEYOR, I.NAME STRUCK LEFT KNEE ON FRAME OF CONVEYOR.

April 12, 1990 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Bentley Coal Company · Struck by flying object

WRENCH FLEW OFF BOLT HEAD AND STRUCK HIM ON CHIN WHICH RESULTED IN A CUT ON CHIN.

March 24, 1990 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Bentley Coal Company · Struck by flying object

MAKING SPLICE IN BELT THE HEAD OF ANIL FLEW OFF STIKING VICTIM IN L EYE