Long Branch Energy · Struck by falling object
I.NAME DOWN ON THE GROUND WORKING ON EQUIPMENT WHEN SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND BRUISED RIGHT LEG.
Mine 10c: 6 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Mine 10c (mine ID 4608051). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1991
- Latest incident
- Oct 1991
Ownership history
- Long Branch Energy 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine 10c sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file1991 · 6 incidents
October 16, 1991
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Branch Energy · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS SHOVELING BELT AND HIS BACK AND LEGS BEGAN TO HURT.
Long Branch Energy · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
REPAIRING A BROKEN WATER LINE.THE LINE BROKE AND CUT RIGHT HAND -PALM.
Long Branch Energy · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS STANDING IN A SCOOP BUCKET PICKING UP CINDER BLOCKS. HIS FEELT SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
Long Branch Energy · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN #2 ENTRY 70 ' LONG 4'TO6' HIGH 20' WIDE.
Long Branch Energy · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ROCK WAS HUNG IN CONV OF 14CM JOY MINER. OPERATOR MOVED BOOM TO LOOSEN CHAIN & CHAIN CAME OUT OF CONV & STRUCK EMPL IN BACK OF NECK.