Mining Incidents

Mine No 1: 17 reportable incidents Coal

Bearco Mining Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Angela Hopkins
Hanover, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604693

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4604693). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1994–1996
Latest incident
Jun 1996
Ownership history
  1. Mary Lynn Coal Company Inc 1975 to 1976
  2. Rose Branch Development Company 1976 to 1978
  3. Rose Branch Development Company 1978 to 1994
  4. Lumbar Inc 1994 to 1997
  5. Bearco Mining Company Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 1 sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

1996 · 2 incidents

June 26, 1996 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lumbar Inc · Fall onto or against objects

FELL BACKWARDS WHILE PULLING ON A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON TOP OF MINER LANDING ON A CORNER FRAME OF MINER INJURING LOWER BACK.

May 27, 1996 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lumbar Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWISTED RIGHT KNEE WHILE OPERATING ROOF BOLTER MACHINE INSTALLING ROOF BOLT.

1995 · 10 incidents

December 19, 1995 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lumbar Inc · Struck against stationary object

CLIMBING OUT OF SCOOP AND HIT HAND.

November 1, 1995 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lumbar Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PUTTING RIPPER JACK ON C/M AND STRAINED SHOULDER PULLING ON JACK.

October 31, 1995 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Lumbar Inc · Fall onto or against objects

PUTTING UP #3 BOLT IN 2 (SECOND) ROW IN FACE OF #7. (6 FT HIGH) ROCK FELL FROM THE FACE AREA FIRST AND STOOD UP AND FELL PUSHING OPERATOR INTO PINNER. ROCK SIZE, 5 FT LONG, 4 FT WIDE, 2 IN THI CK.

October 12, 1995 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lumbar Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL IN #10 ENTRY 2 BRKS INBY SPAD #532. AREA OF ADVERSE ROOF FALL 3'H X 14'L X 20' W. TIMBERED AND CRIBBED AREA OFF. NO LONGER MINING #8 -9-10 ENTRIES.

August 23, 1995 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lumbar Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

S/C TRAILING CABLE HUNG UNDER TIRE WHEN CABLE CAME LOOSE STRUCK VICTIM ON KNEE.

August 22, 1995 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lumbar Inc · Struck against a moving object

SC OPER RAN OVER A ROCK IN ROADWAY THROWING OPER INTO CANOPY INJURED ONE RIB.

July 17, 1995 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lumbar Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR, HIT A HOLE IN ROADWAY AND BOUNCED HIM AGAINST CANOPY.

June 5, 1995 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lumbar Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY SECTION IS DRY

March 10, 1995 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lumbar Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF WAY.

1994 · 5 incidents

November 7, 1994 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Lumbar Inc · Struck against a moving object

RUNNING MINER AND BOUNCED OUT OF ROCK AND COAL TWISTING EE AID INJURY LOWER BACK.

September 2, 1994 WV · Coal scoop car operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lumbar Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OUTSIDE UNLOADING SCOOP AND STEPPED IN HOLE TWISTING ANKLE.

September 1, 1994 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lumbar Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ROCK OFF BELT AND TRAINED BACK.

August 24, 1994 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lumbar Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MOVING C/M CABLE OUT OF WAY

August 20, 1994 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lumbar Inc · Struck by falling object

SAT DOWN IN #8 HEADING TO EAT AND PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL BETWEEN PINS 3' X 2" X 2" THICK AND STRUCK VICTIM ON ANKLE (LEFT).