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No 4: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Long Branch Energy · Underground
Controlled by Awv Finance Corp
Tallmansville, Upshur County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606610

MSHA record for No 4 (mine ID 4606610). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Sep 1985
Ownership history
  1. Long Branch Energy 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 4 sits in Upshur County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Upshur County, West Virginia · Population 23,758
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$51,859
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1985 · 3 incidents

September 9, 1985 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Long Branch Energy · Struck against a moving object

WAS TAKING LOAD OF COAL TO FEEDER AND CLAIMS ROADWAY HOLE BOUNCED HIM AGAINST SHUTTLE CAR CANOPY CLAIMS BACK HURT FOLLOWING THIS

August 2, 1985 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Long Branch Energy · Accident type, without injuries

RESULTED FROM AN INTENTIONAL PILLAR FALL WHICH RODE OPUT FROM THE PILLAR.A FACE OF ROCK FELL ON HEAD OF MINER AS IT WAS BACKING OUT OF ENTRY.

July 21, 1985 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Long Branch Energy · Accident type, without injuries

FALL IN CROSSCUT 17\X30\,2\1/2\THICK.70\OUTBY SECTION TRANSFORMER IN NEUTRAL ENTRY.NO DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT OCCURRED.

1983 · 4 incidents

December 19, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Long Branch Energy · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLOSED KNIFE BLADE ON RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ..

September 30, 1983 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Branch Energy · Struck by falling object

HAD A HAMMER AND BELT CLAMP IN HAND WENT TO SET THEM ON BELT BELT CLAMP FELL ON FOOT

June 9, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Long Branch Energy · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR THE SHUTTLE CAR HIT A HOLE IN ROADWAY INJURED DISLOCATED FINGER ON STEERING WHEEL

June 7, 1983 WV · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Long Branch Energy · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ STEPPED IN HOLE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE DAMAGE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE SERIOUS NO LOSS OF TIME RESULTING FROM INJURY AS OF YET