Rush Run Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL INBY SPAD #183 IN #5 ENTRY.6-8'HIGH X 20'WIDE X 50'LONG.ALSO CONTINUED 50' X 20' X 7' TOWARDS #4 ENTRY.4' RESIN BOLTS USED.
Mine No 4: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Rush Run Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Banner Holding Ltd
Wharton,
Boone County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607128
MSHA record for Mine No 4 (mine ID 4607128). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
Watch this mine
Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Mine No 4.
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1989–1990
- Latest incident
- Apr 1990
Ownership history
- Rush Run Coal Company Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine No 4 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
2 on file1990 · 1 incident
1989 · 1 incident
Rush Run Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
INJURED WAS UNLOADING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN A PIECE OF STRUCTURE FELL FROM CAR STRIKING HIM ON FOOT.