Atlanta Mining · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
LAID HAND ON TOP OF CANOPY MINER MOVING CANOPY RAISED AND CAUGHT HAND AGAINST TOP
Mine A: 8 reportable incidents Coal
Atlanta Mining
· Underground
Controlled by
Long Branch Energy Corporation
Whitesville,
Raleigh County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607588
MSHA record for Mine A (mine ID 4607588). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1989–1990
- Latest incident
- Nov 1990
Ownership history
- Atlanta Mining 1988 to 1989
- Atlanta Mining 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine A sits in Raleigh County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.0% 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.Raleigh County, West Virginia · Population 73,666
4.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,055
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file1990 · 3 incidents
June 7, 1990
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Atlanta Mining · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CUTTING PLASTIC PIPE WITH RAZOR KNIFE. CUT END OF LEFT RING FINGER.
April 18, 1990
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Atlanta Mining · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
LOADING 5FT POST INTO SCOOP BUCKET FROM OUT SIDE STORAGE
1989 · 5 incidents
October 28, 1989
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Atlanta Mining · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE INJURED WAS LIFTING SKIRT BOART ON BELT TAILPIECE TO PUT SKIRT RUBBER BACK IN PLACE. WHEN LOWERING THE SKIRT BOARD BACK INTO PLACE, THE RIGHT RING FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE FRAME AND BELT ROLLER.
August 10, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Atlanta Mining · Struck by falling object
LOOSE DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT CHEEK OF FACE.
March 10, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Atlanta Mining · Struck by falling object
INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS AT FACE OF X-CUT PIECE OF TOP ROCK BROKE LOOSE BETWEEN BOLTS,FELL,STRUCK MAN ON LEG.
Atlanta Mining · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF FALLEN TOP ROCK WAS ON CONTINUOUS MINER. IN TRYING TO MOVE PIECE WITH SLATE BAR ROCK BROKE INTO TWO PIECES & BAR CAME DOWN ON FOOT WITH PIECE OF SLATE ON TOP OF IT.
February 15, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Atlanta Mining · Struck by falling object
I.NAME WAS OPERATING ROOFBOLTING MACHINE WHEN CANOPY WAS RAISED AGAINST ROOF A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK BROKE OFF FELL A PIECE SLID OFF CANOPY STRIKING HIM ON BACK AND RT SHOULDER