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No 4: 10 reportable incidents Coal

Thunder Bay Inc · Underground
Controlled by Eddie Cline
Sarah Ann, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607397

MSHA record for No 4 (mine ID 4607397). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1988–1992
Latest incident
Jun 1992
Ownership history
  1. Golden Eagle Coals Inc 1987 to 1990
  2. Black Bear Mining Inc 1990 to 1997
  3. Dandy Mining Inc 1997 to 1999
  4. Thunder Bay Inc 1999 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

No 4 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.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1992 · 4 incidents

May 8, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Black Bear Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

AT RS ON ROOF BOLTER CAME DOWN & HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK

January 10, 1992 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Black Bear Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED KNE WHILE DODGING PIECE OF SLATE.

January 8, 1992 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Black Bear Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF COME-ALONGS AND STRUCK INJURED MAN ON BACK OF LEFT HAND.

1991 · 1 incident

1990 · 3 incidents

August 23, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Golden Eagle Coals Inc · Struck by falling object

HAD LOOSE DRAW ROCK FALL & HIT HIM BRUISED RIGHT SIDE & HIP.

1989 · 1 incident

1988 · 1 incident