Peaceful Valley Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CAUGHT THUMB IN COME-A-LONG.
Mudlick No 1 Mine: 15 reportable incidents Coal
Briarwood Energy Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Meador Eric Dean
Bergoo,
Webster County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607320
MSHA record for Mudlick No 1 Mine (mine ID 4607320). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 15
- Years on record
- 1988–1991
- Latest incident
- May 1991
Ownership history
- Elk River Sewell Coal Company 1987 to 1988
- Briarwood Energy Inc 1988 to present
- Peaceful Valley Mining Inc 1991 to 1992
- Mallard Creek Coal Inc 1992 to 1993
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mudlick No 1 Mine sits in Webster County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 7.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Webster County, West Virginia · Population 8,253
7.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,061
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
15 on file1991 · 1 incident
1990 · 1 incident
January 4, 1990
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Briarwood Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
VICTIM WAS LIFTING A ROCK OFF THE BELT AND HURT BACK.
1989 · 7 incidents
October 28, 1989
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Briarwood Energy Inc · Fall onto or against objects
PULLING ON A BAR AND SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST A METAL FRAME WORK.
Briarwood Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WAS CLEANING RIBS WITH SCOOP CAUGHT HEAD BETWEEN RIB AND SCOOP HURT NECK AND BACK.
Briarwood Energy Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
BATTERY MUST OF HAD A GROUND INTERNATILY IN THE BATTERY JUST AFTER HITTING THE ECELLERATOR SWITCH THE ROP CAME OFF ONE BATTERY SPLASHING ACID IN I NAME FACE
May 5, 1989
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Briarwood Energy Inc · Struck against stationary object
I,NAME WAS RUNNING A SCOOP DOWN #3 ENTRY & ROOFED HIS HEAD AGAINST TOP. CUTTING HIS EAR. IN QUESTIMG I,NAME HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED-THE COAL HEIGHT WAS 38" IN #3.
May 3, 1989
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
MACHINERY
Briarwood Energy Inc · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL WHILE BOLTING ROCK FELL DOWN HIS BOLT AS HE WAS STRAITING HIS BOLT UP IN HOLE. I,NAME WORKED PART OF THE NEXT DAY ON BELTS & SAID HIS BACK STARTED HURTING SO HE WENT TO DOCTOR (HE MI SSED 1 WORKING DAY).
March 9, 1989
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Briarwood Energy Inc · Struck by falling object
I NAME WAS UNHOOKING A 2 WHEEL TRAILER FROM MANTRIP HE WIGGLED THE TRAILER TONAGE WITH HS RT HAND & PULLED THE PIN WITH HIS LEFT HAND THE TRAILER TONGUE SLIDE BACK & DROPPED TO THE GROUND MASH ING END OF HIS FINGER OFF HE LOST 1/2 OF HIS FINGER NAIL THE TRAIL TONGUE WEIGHT WAS ABOUT 50#
January 16, 1989
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
POWERED HAULAGE
Briarwood Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I.NAME WAS OPERATING 3 WHEELER WITH LEFT HAND WHILE BACKING UP THE FRONT STEER TIRE HIT A ROCK 3 IN THICK 5 IN WIDE THE STEERING BALL SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND HIT HIM ON THE HAND BREAKING HIS KNUCKLE
1988 · 6 incidents
Briarwood Energy Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INJURY OR ILLNESS.
November 2, 1988
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Briarwood Energy Inc · Fall from machine
SAID HE FELL OFF ENDLOADER.
Briarwood Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries
TOP FELL IN #2 ENTRY ON 1ST RIGHT SECTION-TOP WASH BOLTED FOR 2 SHIFTS WHERE CUT WAS TAKEN OUT.TOP FELL FROM UNSUPPORTED TOP OUT INTO ENTER SECTION.
August 11, 1988
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Briarwood Energy Inc · Struck by powered moving object
WHILE CRAWLING ACROSS BREAKTHRU WAS RUN OVER BY TURNING LOADED RAM CAR
August 11, 1988
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
POWERED HAULAGE
Briarwood Energy Inc · Struck against stationary object
MANTRIP VEHICLE GOING TO GET ROOF BOLT SUPPLIES THE MAN REPOSTIONED HIMSELF RAISING UP TO FAR AND CONTACTED THE ROOF WHILE THE VEHICLES WAS IN MOTION.
Elk River Sewell Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SCOOP OPERATOR WHILE TRAMMING THROUGH A CHECK CURTAIN WAS STRUCK IN THE MOUTH BY A DATE BOARD (APIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT USED BY FOREMAN TO DATE UP WHILE EXAMING WORKING PLACES