Mining Incidents

No 13-A: 19 reportable incidents Coal

Long Branch Energy · Underground
Clothier, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608210

MSHA record for No 13-A (mine ID 4608210). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1992–1994
Latest incident
Mar 1994
Ownership history
  1. Long Branch Energy 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 13-A 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

19 on file

1994 · 3 incidents

March 14, 1994 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Branch Energy · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HELPING CHANGE TRAM MOTOR IN SHUTTLE CAR & STRAINED BACK.

March 10, 1994 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Branch Energy · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LOADING TOP BELT STRUCTURE, FELT A SHARP PAIN IN GROIN AREA. NOTE: INJURED REPORTED TO MINE FOREMAN, NEVER MISSED ANY WORK UNTIL 3-18-94.

March 5, 1994 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Long Branch Energy · Accident type, without injuries

APPROX 1400' FROM FACES ROOF FALL IN #6 HDG ONE BRK INBY SPAD #28 IN #1 MAIN HEADING SIN INTAKE AIR COURSE APPROX 500' INSIDE. FALL WAS 5'TO6' THICK APPROX 20' WIDE AND APPROX 80' L. AREA WA S BOLTED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED BOTLS ON 4'X4' PATTERN. NO APPARENT REASON FOR ROOF FAILURE. NO EFFECT ON VENTILATION. NO PROPERTY DAMAGES OR PERSONAL INJURIES. AIRCOURSE PASSABLE.

1993 · 12 incidents

October 21, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Long Branch Energy · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN 2 HDG AT SPAD 417 ON 1 SAT RT MAIN. FALL WAS 6 TO 7 FT HIGH 30 HONOK 20 FT WIDE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 6 FT RESIN BOLTS NO APPARENT AREASON FOR ROOF FAILURE NO INJURIES ON PROPERTY DAMAGE APPROX 500 RT FROM ACTIVE WORKS DOES NOT EFFECT VENT. ON PASSAGE OF MEN.

August 20, 1993 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Branch Energy · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WHILE SHOVELING BELT STRAINED BACK THIS HAPPENED SOMTIME DURING SHIFT. EMPLOYEE FINISHED SHIFT.

August 18, 1993 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Long Branch Energy · Struck by falling object

ROOF FBOLTER MOVED INTO #5HOG WHILE PUTING UP FIRST ROW OF BOLTS TOP FELL FROM RIB AND BOLT STRIKING INJURIED.

June 20, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Long Branch Energy · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL AT #62 SPAD #5 INTAKE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED TIMBERED WALKWAY OVER FALL KNEE WAS 6FTKH X20FT WX20L NO DAMAGES OCCURRED NO INJURIES CAUSE PILLARED AREA ABOVE THIS MINE APPROX 25FT

May 10, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Long Branch Energy · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL-SPAD #64, #4 HDG ON 1ST MAINS. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE OCCURRED. DOES NOT INVOLVE VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MEN. APPROX. 500 FT FROM FALL.

April 22, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Long Branch Energy · Struck against a moving object

OPERA TING SHUTTLE CAR HIT A ROUGH AREA IN HAUL ROAD WHICH CAUSED INJURY

April 6, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Long Branch Energy · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL #6 INTAKE 140' INBY SPAD 125, NO INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGES. FALL 80'LONG, 18' WIDE 8'DEEP APPROX 1000' OUTBY ACTIVE WORKS. DOES NOTAFFECT THE TRAVEL OF MEN OR VENTILATION.

March 4, 1993 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Branch Energy · Struck against stationary object

WHILE PUTTING UP FLY BOARDS A WOODEN SPLINTER FROM FLY BOARD EMBEDDED IN LEFT HAND.

February 2, 1993 WV · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Long Branch Energy · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING BELT WITH RETRACTABLE KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING PALM OF LEFT HAND.

February 2, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Long Branch Energy · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN 6 INTAKE AIR COURSE AT SPAD 63. APPROX 70 FT LONG 20 FT WIDE AND 8 FT HIGH NO INJURIES ON PROPING DAMAGED OCCURRED DOES NOT EFFECT TRAVEL OF MEN ON VERTIALATION.

January 20, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Long Branch Energy · Struck by falling object

WORKING AS MINER HELPER A PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM TOP STRIKING LEFT HAND.

1992 · 4 incidents

December 22, 1992 WV · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Long Branch Energy · Struck by falling object

DRAW SLATE FELL FROM TOP HITTING INJURED EMPLOYEE ON HARD HAT. ROCK WAS MEASURED AT 0" TO 1 1/2" THICK X 11" WIDE X 33" LONG.

December 21, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Long Branch Energy · Struck by falling object

INJURED HAD HAND LAYED ON TOP OF ROOF BOLTER, WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE FELL STRIKING HAND.

December 16, 1992 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Long Branch Energy · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

PULLING GREASE HOSE THROUGH BELT HEAD. GREASE HOSE GOT CAUGHT IN HEAD PULLING HOSE AND INJURED ARM THROUGH BELT HEAD.

November 30, 1992 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
Long Branch Energy · Unclassified, insufficient data

ON 11-30-93 EE MISSED WORK CONSIDERED OFF ON SICKNESS ACCIDENT EE ALLEGED A BACK INJURY COMPENSATION AWARDED ON 3-12-93 TO EE LONG BRONCHIA WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS UNTIL 4-30-93. LONG BRATCH 13A FELT THAT THIS WAS NOT REPORTABLE BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT AWARE THAT WAS MINE RELATED ACCIDENT LONG BRANCH 13A ONLY FILINING THIS FOR COMPENSATION.