Mining Incidents

No 1: 14 reportable incidents Coal

Bull Creek Coal · Underground
Bob White, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606944

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4606944). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1985–1990
Latest incident
Mar 1990
Ownership history
  1. Bull Creek Coal 1985 to 1989
  2. Bull Creek Coal 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 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

14 on file

1990 · 3 incidents

March 9, 1990 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bull Creek Coal · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS HIT IN MOUTH WITH PICK-HAMMER BY ANOTHER PERSON WHILE HE WAS PULLING IT OUT OF A CRIB BLOCK.

January 24, 1990 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bull Creek Coal · Struck by falling object

WORKING ON BELT LINE HANDLING STRUCTURE DROPPED STRUCTURE ON FOOT

January 9, 1990 WV · Coal electrician, lineman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bull Creek Coal · Struck by falling object

HE WAS BENT OVER SPLICING A CABLE. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS SHOULDERS CAUSING INJURY TO BACK.

1989 · 3 incidents

December 18, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bull Creek Coal · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL STRIKING I.NAME ON HIS BACK,WHILE PUTTING OIL IN SHUTTLE CAR.

December 11, 1989 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bull Creek Coal · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TIGHTING HOSE ON MINER WRENCH SLIPPED CATCHING MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN WRENCH & MINER WHICH RESULTED IN INJURY TO FINGER.

November 8, 1989 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bull Creek Coal · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING FOREMAN RIDING HIM TO GROUND. THERE WAS NO APPARENT INJURIES TO PERSON INVOLVED.

1988 · 3 incidents

November 9, 1988 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Bull Creek Coal · Struck by powered moving object

CONTINUOUS MINER HAD CHANGED ENTRY AND ROOF BOLTER REPLACED MINER IN MINING CYCLE. MINER HELPED WAS STANDING BEHIND ROOF BOLTER AND S/C OPERATOR DROVE INTO ENTRY WITH ROOF BOLTER INSTEAD OF M INER ENTRY. S/C HIT MINER HELPER ON LEG AND KNEE AREA. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR X-RAY - BRUISED KNEE.

January 22, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bull Creek Coal · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL AT SP5D #943 30 FT LONG 18 FT WIDE 5 FT THICK SEAM OF COAL IN ROOF CONTRIBUTED CAUSE OF FALL

January 4, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bull Creek Coal · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING 3X8 HEA8ERS.

1987 · 3 incidents

December 7, 1987 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bull Creek Coal · Accident type, without injuries

NO DAMAGE ROOD 0ALL IN 1 ENTRY AND 20 FT LONG AND20 FT WIDE RIDER EAM OF COAL CAUSING OF FALL.

June 9, 1987 WV · Coal ENTRAPMENT
Bull Creek Coal · Accident type, without injuries

SURFACE CRACK W5S ON BOTH SIDE OF RIBS ON #7 ENTRY 40 FT INBY SPAD 764 ROOF FELL COVERED CONTINOUS MINER AND ENTRAPPED OPERATOR FOR A TIME OF 3 HOURS MINER OPERATOR WAS REMOVED UNINJURED

February 26, 1987 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bull Creek Coal · Struck against stationary object

FOREMAN BROKE L9FT ARM WHILE HELPING INSTALL NEW MOTOR ON ROOF BOLTER, ROOF FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT ARM AGAINST BOLTER.

1986 · 1 incident

April 16, 1986 WV · Coal electrician, lineman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bull Creek Coal · Struck by falling object

ELECT WAS WORKI3G ON 820 RAM CAR & SMALL ROCK FELL FROM TOP BETWEEN BOLTS. ROCK WAS APP 12" LONG 6" WIDE & PAPER THIN.

1985 · 1 incident

November 3, 1985 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bull Creek Coal · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FELL ABOUT 60'LONG X 18'WID E IN BREAK THRU.BETWEEN #4&#5 ENTRY 70'INBY SPAD #70 2500'OUTBY WORKING SECTION 001.