Mining Incidents

Mine No 57: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by John B Preece
Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607414

MSHA record for Mine No 57 (mine ID 4607414). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1990–1993
Latest incident
Dec 1993
Ownership history
  1. Lafayette Springs Enterprises Inc 1987 to 1989
  2. Nuco Mining Company Inc 1989 to 1992
  3. Leckie Smokeless Coal Company 1992 to 1997
  4. Royal Scot Minerals Inc 1997 to 2008
  5. West Virginia Mine Power, Inc 2008 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 57 sits in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.7% 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.
Greenbrier County, West Virginia · Population 32,688
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$48,662
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1993 · 4 incidents

December 2, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

DURING A REGULAR AND WEEKLY MINE EXAMINATION, THE MINE EXAMINER OBSERVED A ROOF FALL IN #6 BUTT OF FENTRY OF THE MAINS. THE FALL IS LOCATED IN AN INTERSECTION BUT BY THE ACTIVE FACE. THE FAL L MEASURED 20'W,40'LX5'H.

September 17, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN AN INACTIVE SET OF ROOMS AT CROSSCUT NO.16 AT SPAD #607 & 608. THE FALL MEASURED 20 FEET WIDE, 70 FEET LONG AND 4.5 TO 5' HIGH. DOUBLE LOCK ROOF BOLTS 48" LONG WAS USED IN AREA.

September 11, 1993 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ROADWAYS WITH A SCOOP AND CAUGHT HIS HEAD BETWEEN THE PANIC BAR AND THE TOP.

August 18, 1993 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A ROCK FROM THE BELT FEEDER AND PULLED TENDONS IN ELBOW.

1992 · 1 incident

March 11, 1992 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck by flying object

EE WAS WORKING ON A CAT HEAD AND HOLDING A BAR WHILE ANOTHER EE STRUCK THE BAR AND A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE EYE.

1990 · 2 incidents