Mining Incidents

No 3: 12 reportable incidents Coal

Long Branch Energy · Underground
Controlled by Awv Finance Corp
Bald Knob, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4603883

MSHA record for No 3 (mine ID 4603883). 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
1983–1987
Latest incident
Dec 1987
Ownership history
  1. F & F Mining Corp 1973 to 1982
  2. Long Branch Energy 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 3 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

12 on file

1987 · 1 incident

December 19, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Long Branch Energy · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING ON CABLE AND TRIPPED CO-WORKER, THIS REUSLTED IN THE INJURY.

1986 · 4 incidents

September 11, 1986 WV · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator MACHINERY
Long Branch Energy · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I NAME WAS INST5LLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN HIS ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRILL BOOM & THE MACHINE CANOPY.THIS RESULTED WITH A CUT ANAND BRUISED LEFTARM.

August 28, 1986 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Long Branch Energy · Struck against stationary object

I NMAE WAS CARR2ING TWO 6X6X36 CRIB BLOCKS WHEN FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING KNEE TO HIT CRIB BLOCK

February 15, 1986 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Long Branch Energy · Struck by flying object

I.NAME CUTTING 4ETAL WITH TORCH WHEN SMALL PIECE OF METAL WENT IN EYE.

1985 · 1 incident

October 16, 1985 WV · Coal mechanic helper MACHINERY
Long Branch Energy · Flash burns (welding)

I,NAME WAS WORKING AS HELPER ON THE MAINTANCE CREW, WHEN THE INDIRECT GLARE FROM THE WELDERS ARE BURNED BOTH EYES OF I,NAME.

1984 · 4 incidents

November 30, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Long Branch Energy · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS WALKING BESIDE MACHINE WHENMACHINE PINNED HIM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTER AND COAL RIB.

October 20, 1984 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Long Branch Energy · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

I NAME WAS WORKING ON A TAIL ROLLER WHEN HE MASHED HIS INDEX FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND BY THE TAIL ROLLER.

June 7, 1984 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Branch Energy · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I NAME WAS PULLING THE MINER TRAILING CABLE AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK HE WORKED 1 1/2 SHIFTS AFTER THE INJURY BEFORE TAKING OFF.

1983 · 2 incidents