Mining Incidents

Mine No 64: 41 reportable incidents Coal

Royal Scot Minerals Inc · Underground
Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607667

MSHA record for Mine No 64 (mine ID 4607667). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
41
Years on record
1989–1993
Latest incident
Sep 1993
Ownership history
  1. Leckie Smokeless Coal Company 1989 to 1997
  2. Royal Scot Minerals Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 64 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

41 on file

1993 · 4 incidents

September 18, 1993 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A ROOF BOLT & IT HAD A SHARP PIECE OF METAL STICKING OUT AND IT WENT THROUGH HIS GLOVE AND CUT HIS HAND.

June 25, 1993 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP AROUND THE TRACK & A TIE CAME UP ON ONE END & HIT HIM BELOW THE LEFT EYE

May 11, 1993 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OBSERVING A CONVEYOR CHAIN BEING REPAIRED WHEN OPERATOR STARTED THE CHAIN THE END OF THE CHAIN CAME OUT AND HIT EE.

April 26, 1993 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING TOO CLOSE TO A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE & GOT HIT ON THE BACK OF THE LEGS

1992 · 14 incidents

August 26, 1992 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

38920EMPLOYEE AWARDED A 7% HEARING LOSS,CLAIM #92-51844.

August 24, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

54736YEE WAS HELPING PUT AN ATRS SYSTEM ON A BOLTER AND GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN ATRS AND THE BOLTER.

May 27, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD MINE CABLES ON A SCOOP AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

March 4, 1992 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #1 INTAKE BROWN'S CREEK SIDE-WATER FAULT AREA-25' INBY SURFACE IN #3 ENTRY 18' TO 20'LENGTH 30' TO 40' WIDTH 4' TO 6' HEIGHT 6' COAL SEAM FIRECREEK.

1991 · 13 incidents

December 31, 1991 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING SPLICE BELT. A ROPE DOGE SLIPPED OFF AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD.

December 16, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL UNLOADING RAIL FROM FLAT CAR CAUGHT LEFT THUMB BETWEEN RAILS.

November 22, 1991 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

FALL OCCURRED IN INTERSECTION SPAD 458 INTAKE ENTRY DUE TO FAULT WATER COMING THRU TOP FALL APP 5FT THICK WIDTH 18FT LENGTH 4 0FT AREA ORIGINAL SUPPORTED 4FT DOUBLE BACK SHALE STRATA AREA NO I NJURIES

October 19, 1991 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

FALL OCCURRED AT SPAD 39 AIRWAY IN AN INTERSECTION 20'X30'X6'HIGH. THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON AN WEEKLY AIRWAY EXAMINATION. #1 ENTRY HOURSE BACK PRESENT IN AREA. BETWEEN 12 NOON 1-19-91 TIL L 10 PM 10-21-91.

August 15, 1991 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

2 BREAKS INBY SPAD 712 AFFECTING INTERSECTION FACE AREA FAULTY AREA STRATA STARTED CUTTING DURING CONTINUOUS MINER CUT. CREW WAS RETREATING CONT MINER & FALL COLLAPSED ONTO 1036 JEFFERY CONTIN UOUS MINER. NO PERSONS INJURED NO VENTILATION AFFECTED 4'5' & 5' DOUBLE BOLTS USED IN AREA.

August 5, 1991 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

FALL OCCURRED ON 3RD EAST PANEL APPROX 9:15 AM APPROX 1 B REAK OUTBY 704 SPAD 18' IN WIDTH & APPROX 35' IN LENGTH. NO VENT AFFECTED NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED NO PERSONS INJURED.

April 4, 1991 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

#2 ENTRY PARALLEL WITH SPAD 514 EXTENDING APP 420' FALL OCCURRED ON NORTHWEST MAIN EVALUATION INDICATED. WATER PRESENT DURING ADVANCING THIS AREA. FAULTY TOP. HEIGH OF FALL RANGED FROM 5' T O 8' IN H 17 TO 18' WIDTH NO VENT DISTRIRB NO TRAVELWAY BLOCKED.

1990 · 7 incidents

January 26, 1990 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE PUTTING A GUARD ON HIGH LINE CABLE,PIECE OF MUD FELL AND HIT EMPL IN EYE CAUSING CORNEAL ABRASION OF LEFT EYE.

January 9, 1990 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR EE HIT A ROUGH SPOT CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE UP AND AS HE FEEL DOWN ON SEAT HE HURT HIS RIGHT TESTICLE.

1989 · 3 incidents

December 9, 1989 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING METAL BOXES INIDE OF MINES EMP MASHED L HAND BETWEEN TWO BOXES.

July 23, 1989 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED 001-0 SECTION ,4BRKS OUTBY FACE AREA SPAD #73 AREA OF BELT DRIVE.DIMENSIONS WERE 3-6' THICK X 23'WIDE X 50'LONG.4' & 5' DOUBLE LOCK BOLTS USED IN THIS AREA ALONG WITH METAL STRAPS.