Mining Incidents

Mine #1: 13 reportable incidents Coal

Clear Creek Fuel Corp · Underground
Controlled by Paul K Moran
Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4603816

MSHA record for Mine #1 (mine ID 4603816). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1983–1989
Latest incident
Jun 1989
Ownership history
  1. Clear Creek Mining Company 1973 to 1974
  2. Mc Clung Coal Company 1974 to 1976
  3. Taylor & Mc Clelland Coal Company Inc 1976 to 1976
  4. Clear Creek Fuel Corp 1976 to 1982
  5. Silver Creek Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1983
  6. C & B Coal Company 1983 to 1985
  7. Eden Coal Inc 1985 to 1986
  8. B M J Inc 1986 to 1987
  9. Clear Creek Fuel Corp 1987 to present
  10. H S T Inc 1987 to 1988
  11. Diamond Black Mining Inc 1988 to 1989
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine #1 sits in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.7% 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.
Greenbrier County, West Virginia · Population 32,688
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$48,662
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

1989 · 3 incidents

June 3, 1989 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clear Creek Fuel Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING BELT ENTRY WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN BACK OF THE NECK AREA BY A SECTION OF MINE ROOF FELL DOWN BETWEEN PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORT.

April 11, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clear Creek Fuel Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SOME DRAW SLATE FROM LEE NORSE MINER WHEN THE PEICE OF SLATE SLIPPED LODGING THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND AGINST THE MINER CAUSING LACERATION AND CRUSHING INJURY T O FINGER.

1988 · 2 incidents

November 1, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Diamond Black Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING BOLTING OPERA TION A SLIP OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN JACKE & THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON SIDE OF FACE & BODY AS IT FELL

September 15, 1988 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Diamond Black Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS JARRED WHILE TRAMMING A 21 SC JOY SHUTTLE CAR ALONG THE HAULAGE ROADWAY. EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON MAY 12, 1989.

1987 · 2 incidents

March 2, 1987 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B M J Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPL TIGHTENING3TAILPIECE OF #2 BELT WITH SET OF COME-ALONGS AND THEY BROKE AND STRUCK EMPL ON SIDE OF HIS FACE.

January 13, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
B M J Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK HIT HIM ON3TOP OF HEAD.

1986 · 4 incidents

December 16, 1986 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
B M J Inc · Accident type, without injuries

#5 ENTRY HIT A 0AULT TOP FELL 20 FEET LONG, 20 FEET WIDE, 20 FEET HIGH.

October 16, 1986 WV · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
B M J Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

?SLID CUTTER ON3FOOT

June 8, 1986 WV · Coal MACHINERY
B M J Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MASHED END OF F3NGER ON BACKHOE SEAT.

1984 · 1 incident

July 25, 1984 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C & B Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

I FOUND IT POSSIBLE THAT A ROLL IN THE TOP COULD HAVE CUT INTO THE TOP TURNING A HORSE BACK LOOSE HIGHER THAN THE ARKERING POINT OF THE 36 CONVENTIONAL BOLTS IN INTERSECTION.

1983 · 1 incident

September 16, 1983 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Silver Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK APP. 5 FEET LONG AND APP. 2 TO 3 FT. WIDE FELL BETWEEN ROOFBOLTS WHILE VICTIM WAS SETTING A BOLT. FELL ON VICTIMS BACK RESULTING IN INJURY.