Grindstone Mining Corp · Struck by flying object
MINER BLEEDING AIR FROM DE-WATERING PUMP WHEN WATER BACK-FLUSHED THROUGH BLEEDER STRIKING MINER IN FACE.
#1 Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for #1 Mine (mine ID 4607459). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1988–1990
- Latest incident
- Mar 1990
Ownership history
- Grindstone Mining Corp 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
#1 Mine sits in Fayette County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.0% 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.Fayette County, West Virginia · Population 39,987
3.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,672
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1990 · 1 incident
1989 · 2 incidents
Grindstone Mining Corp · Struck against stationary object
GOT TO CLOSE TO RIB INJURING HEAD.
January 6, 1989
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Grindstone Mining Corp · Struck by falling object
WORKMAN WAS WORKING AT TAILPIECE CLEARING AND BREAKING ROCK A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND
1988 · 2 incidents
November 3, 1988
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
POWERED HAULAGE
Grindstone Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
HE WAS WORKING AT THE #3 TAILPIECE CLEARING ROCK AND BREAKING CHUNKS OF COAL. A SPLICE CAUGHT THE GLOVE ON HIS LEFT HAND AND PULLED HIS LEFT HAND IN BETWEEN THE TAILPIECE ROLLER AND BELT. HE P ULLED HIS HAND FREE. THIS ACCIDENT RESULTED IN INJURY TO HIS LEFT HAND (3RD FINGER BROKEN, 4TH FINGER LACERATED).
Grindstone Mining Corp · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT ARM WHICH WAS RESTING ON METHANE MONITOR.