Mining Incidents

Model #2: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Richard H Abraham
Uneeda, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605882

MSHA record for Model #2 (mine ID 4605882). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
May 1984
Ownership history
  1. Expansion Mining Company Inc 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Model #2 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

6 on file

1984 · 2 incidents

May 31, 1984 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Expansion Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE RAN HIS SHUTTLE CAR INTO THE RIB AND THE IMPACT CAUSED HIM TO BOUNCE IN HIS SEAT AND HE BRUISED HIS SHOULDER

1983 · 4 incidents

May 3, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Expansion Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

DROVE SHUTTLE CAR ACROSS ROUGH BOTTOM AND BOUNCED IN SEAT CAUSING STRAIN IN STOMACH.

March 2, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Expansion Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE DROVE HIS SHUTTLE CAR ACROSS ROUGH BOTTOM, BOUNCED IN HIS SEAT AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

February 9, 1983 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Expansion Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A NUT WITH A WRENCH WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE FRAME OF THE MACHINE, CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE PALM OF HIS HAND

January 26, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Expansion Mining Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

PINNER WAS TRAMMING FROM 3 TO 2 2 LOB FROM FACES WHEN THE OFF STANDARD 21SC SHUTTLE CAR CAME TROUGH A FLY PAD AND STRUCK THE PINNER OPERATOR IN THE LEGTHE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED CUTS TO BOTH LEGS B UT NEITHE LEG WAS BROKEN