Mining Incidents

No 1 Coal

Buck Run Inc · Underground
Controlled by Beavers Robert G
Box 10066 Station C, Randolph County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606354

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4606354). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1985–1987
Latest incident
Sep 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1987 · 2 incidents

September 14, 1987 WV · Coal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Buck Run Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE STEPPED DOWN3A 8" STEP GOING OUT OF BUILDING AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE AT 8:00 AM! HE WORKED THE REST OF THE SHIFT WHICH ENDED AT 5:00 AM! HE RETURNED TO JOB SITE ON 9-16-87WITH HIS FOOT IN A CAST! STATED HE3TRIPPED OVER A CABLE SPOOL ON 9-14-87 BREAKING HIS FOOT.THIS IS THE REASON REPORT IS LATE!

July 30, 1987 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buck Run Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE STRAINED HIS BACK SHOVELING LOOSE COAL FROM UNDER CONVEYOR BELT

1986 · 5 incidents

July 10, 1986 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Buck Run Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL IN #33HEADING ROCK WAS 10 FT WIDE 20 FT LONG AND ABOUT 8 FT THICK ABANDON THE AREA OF THE MINES NO ONE WAS HURT NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED

July 2, 1986 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Buck Run Inc · Accident type, without injuries

MINER WENT IN #2 HEADING JULY 2, AT 9:00 &7 AND EXTRACTED 16 X 20' CUT, FOREMAN HUNG RE FLECTOR AND DANGER BOARD BUT DIDNT GET TO BOLT IT. FALL WAS FOUND BETWEEN 5 AND 5:30 SM ON JULY 3. FALL WAS APPROX 13'W3X 22'L X 7'H NO ONE WAS INJURED &NO EQUIPMENT WAS COVERED UP

April 11, 1986 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buck Run Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING A PIECE OF ROCK OFF THE HEAD OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN I T CAUGHT HIS INDEX FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND PAN OF MINER SMASHED HIS INDEX FINGER.

March 26, 1986 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Buck Run Inc · Fall from machine

MAN WAS STANDIN1 ON TOP OF BELT THROWING A LARGE ROCK OFF THE BELT, BELT WAS WET FOOTING SLIPPED & HE FELL OFF THE BELT LANDING ON LEFT SOULDER DISLOCATING IT.

January 13, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) ELECTRICAL
Buck Run Inc · Flash burns (electric)

EMPLOYEE WAS P6TTING BREAKER IN ON ROOF BOLTER BREAKER TRIPPED AND ELECTRICAL FLASH BURNED HIS RT HAND

1985 · 4 incidents

September 24, 1985 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Buck Run Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF WAS BROKE ALONG THEX CUT FROM 4 ENTRY TO 3 A JOINING CRACK CONNECTED AND CAUSED THE ROOF TO BREAK ABOVE THE BOLTS, THE MINER WAS IDLE OF THE TIME AND NO INJURYS WERE INVOLVED THE FALL WAS APPROX. 25 X 20 X 4 STEPS ARE BEING TAKEN TO PREVENT RECOURRANCE OF THIS ACCIDENT.

July 11, 1985 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Buck Run Inc · Fall onto or against objects

OPERATOR GOT OFF S&S SCOOP AND TURNED TO WALKTOWARD FRONT OF THE MACHINE TO LOAD CINDER BLACKS WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL BACK AGAINST THE MACHINE STRIKING HIS BACK AGAINST MACHINE.

May 24, 1985 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Buck Run Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ON THE 001 SECTION 4 ENTRY RIGHT THE AREA HAD A MOUNTAIN CRACK RUNNING ALONG EACH RIB TO THE FACE. ABOUT 35 OUTBY THE FACE A HORIZONTAL CRACK CONNECTED THE THREE. SIGN OFF MOVEMENT WAS DETECTE D OR OBSERVED THE PLACE WAS DANGER OFF BREAKER TIMBERS WERE SET, THE FALL OCCURRED 2 HALF HOURS AFTER POST WERE SET THERE WAS NO EQUIPMENT OR MEN INVOLVED.

May 24, 1985 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Buck Run Inc · Accident type, without injuries

RF CRACKED ALONG EACH SIDE OF #5 RT A HORIZONTAL CRACK CONNECTING THE TWO ABOUT 30 FT FROM FACE SIGNS OF MOVEMENT ALONG THE BROKE AREA WAS DECTED PLACE WAS DANERED OFF AND BREAKER TIMBERS WER INSTALLED AFTER APPROX #30 MIN INTER THER FALL OCCURRED NO MEN OR MACHINERY INVOLVED

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