Mining Incidents

Mine No 1: 28 reportable incidents Coal

Black Rock Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Steve A Rife
Herndon, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607932

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4607932). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
28
Years on record
1990–1995
Latest incident
May 1995
Ownership history
  1. Mountaineer Minerals & Extraction Inc 1990 to 1992
  2. Black Rock Minting Inc 1992 to 1992
  3. Black Rock Mining Inc 1992 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

28 on file

1995 · 1 incident

May 25, 1995 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Black Rock Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CAUGHT LOWER LEGS BETWEEN SCOOP BUCKET & SHUTTLE CAR

1994 · 9 incidents

August 18, 1994 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Rock Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

TAKING DOWN SET OF A FRAMES FROM THE TOP AND THEY FELL ON HIS WRIST.

July 22, 1994 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Black Rock Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

JACKING TAILPIECE USING A GRIP HOIST WHEN A CHAIN BROKE CAUSING I.NAME TO FALL ON INJURED STRIKING HIM IN THE CHEST WITH THE JACK BAR.

June 23, 1994 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Black Rock Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A ROCK WAS THROWN INTO OPERATORS COMPARTMENT STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE.,

June 16, 1994 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Black Rock Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR ATTEMPTING TO PUSH ANOTHER SHUTTLE CAR OPERA TED BY EE WHEN THE BUMPER CAME INTO OPERATOR COMPARTM,ENT MASHING EE RT BACK & HIP

1992 · 1 incident

February 10, 1992 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mountaineer Minerals & Extraction Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF ROCK 59" X 25" X 4" FELL STRIKING INJ ON BACK,PUSHING HIM INTO BELT LINE.INJ WAS CLEANING TAILPIECE OF #1 BELT AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.INJ WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AND RELEASED WITH ONLY B RUISES IN EVIDENCE.

1991 · 15 incidents

October 31, 1991 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Mountaineer Minerals & Extraction Inc · Struck by flying object

INJURED HAD MOVED MINER FROM FACE AND WAS WALKING AROUND FRONT OF MINER AND GOT SOME THING IN LEFT EYE.MINER HELPER WAS SETTING BITS AT THE TIME.

1990 · 2 incidents