Mining Incidents

No 1: 12 reportable incidents Coal

Taurus Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by James H Booth
Dingess, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608192

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4608192). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1992–1994
Latest incident
Oct 1994
Ownership history
  1. Taurus Coal Company Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1994 · 4 incidents

October 28, 1994 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Taurus Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON MINING CABLE AND STRAINED HIS NECK AND BACK.

July 14, 1994 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Taurus Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING UNDERGROUND AND A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLS, STRIKIN GEMPLOYEE ON HEAD, NECK AND SHOULDERS.

February 26, 1994 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Taurus Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN ROOF BOLTING & HE REACHED TO BEND A BOLT & AS HE WAS BENDING BOLT HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

February 23, 1994 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Taurus Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING & A PIECE OF ROCK FELL & STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT FOOT.

1993 · 5 incidents

December 22, 1993 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Taurus Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP PIN AND GOT CAUGHT (HAND) IN PLATE OF MACHINE.

September 27, 1993 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Taurus Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE SLATE BAR WHILE WORKING ON MINER RIPPER CHAIN THE SLATE BAR SLIPPED & EMPLOYEES HAND HIT THE RIPPER HEAD OF MINER CAUSING FRACTURE AT THE 5TH DIGIT OF HIS LEFT HAND

August 13, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Taurus Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WAS DRAGGING MINER CABLE & THE EMPLOYEE INJURED BACK WHILE LIFTING

May 17, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Taurus Coal Company Inc · Fall from ladders

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER AND FELL FROM 4 OR 5 STEPS UP.

January 25, 1993 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Taurus Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING SCOOP AND GET PINNED AGAINST TOP.

1992 · 3 incidents

December 22, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Taurus Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL SLIDING POT OF ROOF BOLTER FORWARD DROPPED WRENCH IN FRONT OF POT AND REACHED TO GET IT. CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN POT AND BOLTER.

December 14, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Taurus Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPL DOING REGULAR JOB BOLTING TOP AND A PIECE OF COAL GOT INTO LEFT EYE.

November 18, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Taurus Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL SCATTERING ROCK DUST AND EMPL INJURED BACK WHILE LIFTING THE 50 LB BAGS OF ROCK DUST.