Mining Incidents

Mine No 15: 9 reportable incidents Coal

Long Branch Energy · Underground
Van, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607930

MSHA record for Mine No 15 (mine ID 4607930). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1990–1992
Latest incident
Apr 1992
Ownership history
  1. Long Branch Energy 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 15 sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
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

9 on file

1992 · 5 incidents

April 9, 1992 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Long Branch Energy · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING GUARD ON MIENR WHEN PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN CHEST AND RIBS.

March 26, 1992 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Long Branch Energy · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED WORKERS WIFE CALLED 4-2-92 TO REPORT INJURY WENT TO DR 4-1-92 AND HOSPTIALLIZED.

March 25, 1992 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Long Branch Energy · Fall to the walkway or working surface

RUNNING FROM PILLAR FALL, SLIPPED AND FELL.

February 24, 1992 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Long Branch Energy · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING 4 WHEELER UNDERGROUND HIT HOLE IN ROAD STEERING WHEEL TURNED QUICKLY TWISTING FINGER.

February 5, 1992 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Long Branch Energy · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING RAM CAR HIT HOLE IN ROAD JARRING BACK

1991 · 3 incidents

June 29, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Long Branch Energy · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PLASTERING STOPPINGS OPENING CAN PLASTIC OF PLASTERING MATERIAL WITH KNIFE & CUT FINGER

May 21, 1991 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Branch Energy · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED PERSON WAS SETTING TIMBERS ON PILLAR LINE WHEN HE MASHED HIS RING FINGER ON THE RT HAND BREAKING HIS FINGER

1990 · 1 incident

December 1, 1990 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler STRIKING OR BUMPING
Long Branch Energy · Struck against stationary object

INJURED RUN HIS HEAD INTO THE TOP OF MINE, WHILE WALKING.