Mining Incidents

SHM 06 Highwall Miner Coal

Controlled by David D Bundy
Bickmore, Clay County, WV  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4609415

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2018–2025
Latest incident
Jan 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
82
citations
14
significant & substantial
$23,360
proposed penalties
$15,519
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 3,143 1 0 318.2
2025 Q2 2,756 2 0 725.7
2024 Q2 3,113 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,812 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 3,721 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,575 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 4,123 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,878 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2025 · 1 incident

January 13, 2025 WV · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bundy Auger Mining, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was putting chains on EE's pickup truck tires due to ice and snow. When EE stood up from locking the chains in place EE's boot stuck in the snow causing EE to twist and strain EE's right knee.

2024 · 1 incident

March 15, 2024 WV · Coal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Bundy Auger Mining, Inc · Struck by flying object

The highwall miner has just been recommissioned to Little Pete's Branch and is being assembled. EE was tightening the bolts on the super beam at the front of the HWM with a 3/4" drive impact gun with a universal swivel extension. The extension failed and flew apart, pieces of it struck EE on the left side of EE's face causing injury to the left eye.

2022 · 3 incidents

November 9, 2022 WV · Coal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bundy Auger Mining, Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was unhooking the shaft between the motor and the hydraulic pump to remove the planetary for repair. Employee was torqueing the connector with a wrench, when the connector broke loose their hand came in contact with a stainless-steel wire which entered the first knuckle of the middle right hand finger.

May 11, 2022 WV · Coal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bundy Auger Mining, Inc · Struck by flying object

The incident was reported by EE on 09/15/2022. EE states that on May 11, 2022 was repairing a conveyor chain during the set up of the highwall miner at the Coal Mountain location when a shard of metal sheared off and embedded in EE's left leg near the knee. EE states was treated at Medical Center that evening where the metal shard was removed.

March 4, 2022 WV · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator MACHINERY
Bundy Auger Mining, Inc · Struck against a moving object

The T-Bar on the right rear track lifting cylinder broke causing the highwall miner to drop very fast and causing the operator to be jolted by the impact. The operator has a bruise on hip and a finger laceration. Operator was treated and released at a hospital.

2021 · 1 incident

July 10, 2021 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Yellowhammer Energy Solutions, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Failure to remove stuck welding rod from push beam nut. Resulting in right foot puncture injury.

2019 · 2 incidents

March 24, 2019 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bundy Auger Mining, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was putting a metal plate back on the cutter head when it slipped and caught EE's finger.

March 18, 2019 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bundy Auger Mining, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was sitting pins in the latch coupling of the push beams. EE swung a 20 lb. sledge hammer to hit pin and it glanced off hitting EE's left ankle.

2018 · 1 incident

December 12, 2018 WV · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bundy Auger Mining, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee stepped from the tool sled in the highwall miner pit and slipped on ice causing employee to fall and stove left hand and cut left thumb. Employee's right side was also scraped.