Noble Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CUTTER CABLE WA8 BEING TAKEN UP ON REEL CABLE WAS TIED OFF, CABLE SLACK GOT TIGHT & HIT LEFT HAND.
#1 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal
Noble Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Cook William Larry
Clear Creek,
Raleigh County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606677
MSHA record for #1 Mine (mine ID 4606677). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1986
- Latest incident
- Apr 1986
Ownership history
- Banner Coal & Land Company 1983 to 1984
- Raleigh Crystal Coal Company 1984 to 1985
- Noble Coal Company Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
#1 Mine sits in Raleigh County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.0% 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.Raleigh County, West Virginia · Population 73,666
4.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,055
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1986 · 3 incidents
April 3, 1986
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Noble Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
LOOSE ROOF FELL3ON HAND WHILE HAND WAS RESTING ON TOP OF ROOF BOLTER CUTTING FIRST JOINT OFF OF MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HNAD
March 11, 1986
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Noble Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
CUT FLESH OFF O0 BACK OF MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND, BUMPED BACK OF HAND ON ROOF BOLT PLATE