Lariat Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE MAN WAS USING A 5 TON SIMPLEX JACK AND LET THE BAR FLY OUT AND KNOCK A TOOL OUT OF SPLIT LIP.
No 4: 6 reportable incidents Coal
Browning Fork Coal Services Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Sidney R Young III
MSHA Mine ID: 4608153
No 4 has had no fatalities among 6 reportable incidents since 1993.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1993–1994
- Latest incident
- Jun 1994
Ownership history
- Mindy Coal Company Inc 1992 to 1992
- Kazin Coal Inc 1992 to 1994
- Lariat Energy Inc 1994 to 1997
- Browning Fork Coal Services Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 16 | 51,055 |
| 1992 | 9 | 6,128 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 4 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
6 on file1994 · 2 incidents
June 16, 1994
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lariat Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CREW WAS PREPARING FOR BELT MOVE CLEANING AROUND TAILPIECE A ROCK WAS BETWEEN BELT ROPE AND BELT HE WAS TRYING TO REPROVE IT.
1993 · 4 incidents
October 18, 1993
WV · Coal
continuous miner operator, coal mole operator
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Kazin Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object
NORMAL CRAWLING IN THE MINE. WE ARE NOT SURE TO THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE.
Kazin Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WORKING TO BLOCK UP HEAD OF MINER TO WORK ON IT WHEN IT CREWED & MASHED FINGER & THUMB
April 10, 1993
WV · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kazin Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PULLING CABLE ACROSS SECTION; WHEN IT GOT TIGHT,IT RAISED UP AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN BACK OF HEAD.
Kazin Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
TAKING ROPE OFF MINER; TOLD OPERATOR TO GO AHEAD; MINER RAISED UP IN BACK PINNING FINGER TO TOP.