Bantam Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object
TRAMMING MINER OVER ROLL IN BOTTOM THROWING IN TOP
No 2: 17 reportable incidents Coal
Bantam Mining Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Toney David H
Stirratt,
Logan County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607111
MSHA record for No 2 (mine ID 4607111). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 1986–1991
- Latest incident
- Feb 1991
Ownership history
- Bantam Mining Inc 1986 to 1988
- Bantam Mining Inc 1988 to 1990
- Bantam Mining Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 2 sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.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
17 on file1991 · 2 incidents
February 9, 1991
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Bantam Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL FROM TOP HITTING WRIST MASHING HAND INTO DRILL POT.
1990 · 4 incidents
Bantam Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ELEC WHEN HE HELPED LIFT MINER PANEL LID HURTING HIS BACK. REOCCURRANCE OF OLD INJURY.
Bantam Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object
MANTRIP WAS BACKING UP, SHIELD OVER BATTERY CHARGER CAUGHT FLY PAD AND PULLED SHIELD ON HIM.
January 8, 1990
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bantam Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPL PULLING BELTHEAD CABLE ACROSS BELTHEAD STRAINING HIS BACK.
January 5, 1990
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bantam Mining Inc · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING WHEEL UNIT ON 21 S/C AND HIT CHISEL WITH HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE FINGER.
1989 · 3 incidents
Bantam Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HITTING PUNCH WITH HAMMER AND HAMMER GLANCED OFF PUNCH AND HIT LEFT HAND.
Bantam Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING ROCK DUSTER AND HURT BACK.
Bantam Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS WORKING ON BELT PULLING BELT BACK TOGETHER WITH GRIP HOIST WHEN IT SLIPPED AND BAR HIT HIM IN THE CHEST
1988 · 6 incidents
December 29, 1988
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bantam Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS USING ONE HAMMER HITTING IT WITH ANOTHER ONE AND A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF ONE OF THEM AND WENT INTO WRIST ON LEFT HAND.
Bantam Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
USING 30" ROOF BOLTS #6 HDG. BOLTS TORQUED BUT THERE WAS A VERY SMALL MUD SEAM DIRECTLY OVER ANCHOR. TOP WAS ALSO LAMINATED UP TO 30". TOP BROKE FREE AND FELL AT 30" AT TIME FALL WAS DISCOV ERED IT WAS ESTIMATED AT 25-27". UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS LEARNED THAT TOP FELL AT 30", 35' LONG, 19' 4" WIDE.
September 21, 1988
WV · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
POWERED HAULAGE
Bantam Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object
SCOOPING ROADWAY-RAN OVER ROCK AND PUSHED HEAD INTO TOP.
August 2, 1988
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
POWERED HAULAGE
Bantam Mining Inc · Struck by powered moving object
EMPLOYEE WAS FLOATING MINER HLPR.OUT FOR DINNER HE TURNED HIS BACK ON SHUTT LE CAR COMING TO MINER SO HE COULD HANG CURTAIN HE HAD BOTH HIS LEGS OUT IN BUGGY ROADWAY & BUGGY RAN OVER BOTH LEGS VERY SEVERELY BRUISED
Bantam Mining Inc · Contact with electrical current
WAS MOVING SECTION BACK. HAD MOVED TRANSFORMER & HOOKED POWER BACK TO SECTION, TRIED EQUIP. & IT WAS RUNNING BACKWARDS. WAS IN PROCESS OF CHANGING LEADS IN TRANSFORMER WHEN ACCIDENT HAPPEN ED.
February 1, 1988
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Bantam Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
BOLTER WAS SET UP IN FRESH CUT-BACK BOLTER UP TO RE-TORGUE LOOSE BOLT & PIECE OF SLATE FELL BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING THUMB OF LEFT HAND.
1987 · 1 incident
March 2, 1987
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Bantam Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object
ATRS CROSS BAR 4AS SET IN AN AREA WERE THE ROOF WAS UNEVEN AND ROLLING ONLY THE CENTER PART OF THE CROSS BAR WAS AGAINST THE ROOF THE OPERATOR WAS BOLTING FORWHEN THE CROSS BAR FELL AND KNOCKE D HIM AGAINST T2E MACHINE. THE WAY THE CROSS BAR WAS SET APPEARS TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENTS.
1986 · 1 incident
Bantam Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED ON THE #1 SECTION ABOUT 120 FT OUTBY FACE OF #5 ENTRY THE FALL MEASURED ABOUT 35 FT LONG 19 FT WIDE AND 3 TO 4 FT THICK AN UNEXPOSED CRACK IN TOP ON LEFT RIB PUT WEIGHT ON RIB AND ALLOWE8 TOP TO FALL A SHUTTLE CAR AND 3 WHEELER HAD BEEN PARKED IN AREA TOP FELL ON 3 WHEELER AND PART OF SHUTTLE CAR