Burke Mountain Trucking Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PULLING MINER CABLE DURING MINER MOVE. LOWER BACK INJURY.
No 1: 6 reportable incidents Coal
Burke Mountain Trucking Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Larry A Lough; Lewis E Addair
MSHA Mine ID: 4605354
No 1 has had no fatalities among 6 reportable incidents since 1988.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1988–1989
- Latest incident
- Nov 1989
Ownership history
- Apex Coal Corp 1976 to 1985
- Burke Mountain Trucking Company Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 | 30,053 |
| 1989 | 23 | 121,023 |
| 1988 | 19 | 123,907 |
| 1987 | 32 | 83,801 |
| 1984 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 1 sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file1989 · 3 incidents
February 22, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Burke Mountain Trucking Company Inc · Struck by falling object
ROOF BOLTER WAS SCALING PIECE OF ROCK WHEN ANOTHER PIECE FELL BEHIND HIM & HIT HEAD & NECK.
Burke Mountain Trucking Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
INJURED ON OFFSIDE OF MINER MOVING PIECE OF ROCK.OPERATOR WASNT SURE HE WAS CLOSE TO MINER AND TRAMMED MINER BACK PINNING INJ RIGHT FOOT UNDER FRAME.
1988 · 3 incidents
November 15, 1988
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Burke Mountain Trucking Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WRENCH CAME OUT OF DRILL HEAD & STRUCK OPERATOR ABOVE LEFT EYE.
September 29, 1988
WV · Coal
continuous miner operator, coal mole operator
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Burke Mountain Trucking Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS HELPING ON MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE RIB AND BOLTS BRUISING HOIS LOWER BACK AND LEGS
Burke Mountain Trucking Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING OXYGEN TANK