Long Branch Energy · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
MOVING MINER CABLE, PULLED ON CABLE AND FELT HOT SHARP PAIN UP BACK.
Mine No 21 (1): 10 reportable incidents Coal
Long Branch Energy
· Underground
Controlled by
Long Branch Energy Corporation
Bald Knob,
Boone County,
WV
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608345
MSHA record for Mine No 21 (1) (mine ID 4608345). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 1994–1997
- Latest incident
- Feb 1997
Ownership history
- Elite Mining Services Inc 1993 to 1995
- Toney'S Branch Coal Company 1995 to 1995
- Long Branch Energy 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine No 21 (1) 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
10 on file1997 · 1 incident
1996 · 3 incidents
August 5, 1996
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Branch Energy · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HANGING CABLE NEXT TO TOP ROOF. BENT AND/OR TWISTED WRIST BACKWARDS.
Long Branch Energy · Struck by falling object
SMALL ROCK FELL FROM TOP AND STURCK EE ON SIDE OF LEFT FOOT.
June 14, 1996
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Branch Energy · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HAND ON BLADE OF SCOOP. BLADE WAS DRAWN IN BY OPERATOR AND MASHED EMP'S FINGERS BETWEEN BLADE AND BUCKET.
1995 · 3 incidents
October 30, 1995
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Branch Energy · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING AND/OR PULLING ON MINER CABLE.
April 5, 1995
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Toney'S Branch Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO PRY UP ON THE TOP BELT RUBBER. TO GET A ROLLER UNDER THE BELT AND INTO THE BRACKET. THE BAR SLIPPED FROM HIS GRIP STRIKIGN HIM IN THE RIGHT RIBS. HE FINISHED THI S WED. SHIFT AND WORKED THROUGH SAT BEFOR ELOOSING TIME.
March 31, 1995
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Toney'S Branch Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
AFTER LOADING TRUCK, STEPPED DOWN FROM END LOADER AND CLIMBED BACK INTO TRUCK, BEGAN EXPERIENCING LOWER BACK PAIN.
1994 · 3 incidents
July 13, 1994
WV · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Elite Mining Services Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS SAWING TIMBER ON PILLAR LINE, SAW SLIPPED CUTTING TOP OF RIGHT HAND.
March 10, 1994
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Elite Mining Services Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE STATED HE WAS WALKING BESIDE 12-11 C/MINER, OPERATOR WAS MOVING TO NEXT PLACE. EE WAS ON OTHER SIDE OF FLYPADS. BOOM HIT EE ON RIGHT LEG, PINNING HIM AGAINST RIB.
Elite Mining Services Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A LARGE PIECE OF SANDSTONE FELL OFF HIGHWALL ABOUT 6FT THICK 12FT LONG 6FT WIDE THE CANOPY WAS CRUSHED & PART OF FAN TUBING WAS CRUSHED 6IN RESIN BOLTS WERE USED IN FIRST CUT #4 ENTRY