Mining Incidents

Mine No 6 Coal

Long Branch Energy · Underground
Bald Knob, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607441

MSHA record for Mine No 6 (mine ID 4607441). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1989–1992
Latest incident
Dec 1992
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

1992 · 5 incidents

December 1, 1992 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Long Branch Energy · Struck by falling object

2 BK INBY SPAD #993 SUBJECT WAS OPERATING REMOTE MINER 4 ROWS BOLTS FROM PAVE WHEN LOOSE PIECE OF COOL 0-4" THICK 18-24" LONG AND WIDE, HIT HIM ON HARD HAT AND BROKE UP AND A PIECE HIT HIS RIG HT HAND.

November 6, 1992 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Long Branch Energy · Contact with hot objects or substances

WELDING BED PLATE IN FEEDER WELD POPPED INTO RT EAR

September 30, 1992 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Long Branch Energy · Fall from machine

DRIVER BACKED UP A LOADED COAL TRUCK ON A HILL TO GIVE RT AWAY TO ANOTHER TRUCK HE FAILED TO RETURN TO FORWARD GEAR FAILED TO PULL PARK BRAKE & RESULTED IN DISTRUCTION OF THE TRUCK

May 29, 1992 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Branch Energy · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

54736YEE WAS HANGING CABLE IN LOW COAL WHEN HE STRAINED LOWER BACK INJURY REPORTED TO OFFICE MGR 08-06-92

April 2, 1992 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Branch Energy · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING BATTERY STAND BY HAND ON SURFACE.

1991 · 5 incidents

September 25, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Branch Energy · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CONVEYOR BELT ONTO SUPPLY CAR.WHILE DOING THIS DUTY,HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

April 29, 1991 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Long Branch Energy · Struck against stationary object

RIDING A S&S 820 UNIHAULER OUTSIDE, RAISED HIS HEAD AND HIT THE ROOF.

January 24, 1991 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Branch Energy · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CAHNGING BATTERIES ON COAL HAULER(820 S&S) WHILE DOING SO HE WAS PULLING ON JUMPER CABLES TO HOOK UP BATTERIES.THIS RESULTED IN BACK INJURY.

1990 · 6 incidents

September 19, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Branch Energy · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL LOADING SUPPLIES ONTO ROOF BOLTER TURNED TO PLACE SUPPLIED HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK.(EMPL HAS BEEN TO CHIROPRACTOR FOR BACK PAIN OVER PAST 2-3 YEARS).

June 14, 1990 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Long Branch Energy · Fall from machine

CAUGHT METAL TARSEL ON TOP STEP OF TRUCK AND FELL ON BACK

April 30, 1990 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Long Branch Energy · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED IN HOLE & TWISTED KNEE RESULTED IN TORN CATILAGE RT KNEE.

1989 · 3 incidents

July 26, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Branch Energy · Over-exertion in lifting objects

BENT OVER TO MOVE MINER CABLE AND WATERLINE RESULT WAS STRAINED BACK.

February 6, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Long Branch Energy · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING FLY BOARD WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM RIB HITTING HIM ON LEG RESULTING IN BROKEN LEG.

February 2, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Long Branch Energy · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTING WHEN ROCK FELL FROM ROOF AND STRUCK EMPL ON HEAD.BOLTING 1ST CUT OUT OF RIGHT BREAK.HEAD NOT UNDER CANOPY OF BOLTER WHEN ROCK FELL.

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The full compliance file on Mine No 6

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.