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Winifrede No 8 Mine: 25 reportable incidents Coal

Bald Knob, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608043

MSHA record for Winifrede No 8 Mine (mine ID 4608043). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
25
Years on record
1991–1994
Latest incident
Aug 1994
Ownership history
  1. Banner Coal & Land Company 1991 to 1992
  2. Banner Coal & Land Company 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Winifrede No 8 Mine 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

25 on file

1994 · 6 incidents

May 14, 1994 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Banner Coal & Land Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SETTING TIMBERS, MR BAILEY'S INDEX FINGER WAS STRUCK BY A TIMBER.

April 16, 1994 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Banner Coal & Land Company · Struck by powered moving object

WHILE HANGING A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE, HIS ARM WAS STRUCK BY A SHUTTLE CAR.

March 22, 1994 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Banner Coal & Land Company · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED WAS USING BOTH HAND STO BEND A ROOF BOLT. TEH BOLT BROKE AND HE FELL INTO THE SIDE BOARD ON THE FEEDER. THIS STRIKING HIS NOSE.

1993 · 9 incidents

May 8, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Banner Coal & Land Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE INJ URED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING ON BELT IN ORDER TO INSTALL BELT STRUCTURE

March 27, 1993 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Banner Coal & Land Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE PULLING ON HOIST INJURED CLAIMS TO HAVE INJURED HIS BACK. HE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL BELT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

February 16, 1993 WV · Coal superintendent POWERED HAULAGE
Banner Coal & Land Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS TRANSPORTING A STICK ON MANTRIP. THE STICK CAME INTO CONTACT WITH MINE FOOT. MR. RICHMOND'S LEFT THIGH.

January 19, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Banner Coal & Land Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

INJURED WAS PLASTING A STOPPING AND GOT REMINED PLASTER INTO RIGHT EYE.

January 15, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Banner Coal & Land Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL ON SOUTH MAINS #4 ENTRY (BELT)- 19' X 80 TO 90' X 6'. 50' INBY SPAD #3410. FALL WILL BE CLEANED. IT WAS DEVELOPED APP. 9-15-92.

January 4, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Banner Coal & Land Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL -IN #4 ENTRY BELT -SPAD #3506 IN #3 ENTRY ACROSS FROM FALL - 6' X 19' X 80-90' -BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN -DEVELOPED END OF NOVEMBER.

1992 · 8 incidents

September 26, 1992 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Banner Coal & Land Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL ON #5 BELT. 90' X 18' X 4-5'. 2 BREAKS OUTBY SPAD #3112. THIS ENTRY DEVELOPED APPROX. 2 MONTHS AGO. BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN.

June 10, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Banner Coal & Land Company · Struck by falling object

KETTLE BOTTOM HAD FALLEN FROM MINE ROOF WAS SITTING ON CANOPY OF ROOF BOLTER WHEN OPERATOR MOVED FOR NEXT BOLT KETTLE BOTTOM RFELL OFF HIT EMPLOYEES HIP

June 2, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Banner Coal & Land Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE UNLOADING TIMBERS EE HIT HAND ON INSIDE OF SCOOP BUCKET

March 17, 1992 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Banner Coal & Land Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED FINGER IN TURN BUCKLE WHILE HOOKING UP TAILPIECE.

1991 · 2 incidents

December 11, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Banner Coal & Land Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS BUIDLING A STOPPING. HE INJURED HIS HAND WHILE PLACING A BLOCK ON THE TOP ROW OF THE STOPPING. HIS THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CINDER BLOCK ADN THE MINE ROOF.

November 19, 1991 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Banner Coal & Land Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR AROUND A BLIND TURN. HE RAN INTO CONTINUOUS MIENR WHICH HAD BACKED OUT OF THE FACE. IMPACT THREW HIM FORWARD, THUS STRIKING HIS CHEST AGAINST STEERING WHEEL .