Amron Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN FACE INTERSECTION #4 ENTRY FACE FLUSH ONE CUT OUT OF 4 RT BREAK BREAK NOT BOLTED FALL AREA APPROX. 20 X 20 X 4 TO 7 FT IN HEIGHT.
#1 Mine: 21 reportable incidents Coal
Amron Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
Raymond Cline
Premier,
Mcdowell County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607470
MSHA record for #1 Mine (mine ID 4607470). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 21
- Years on record
- 1990–1992
- Latest incident
- Mar 1992
Ownership history
- C & E Coal Company 1988 to 1989
- Garland Coal Sales Inc 1989 to 1989
- White & Lawson Mineral Development Company 1989 to 1990
- Amron Corp 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
#1 Mine sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
21 on file1992 · 7 incidents
March 18, 1992
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Amron Corp · Struck by falling object
SCALING TOP AND SLUG FELL ON HIS BACK SCALING TOP IN AREA OF LAST ROW OF BOLTS PIECE FELL BETWEEN BOLTS ON HIS BACK SIZE OF ROCK APPROX 20" DIA X 5" TO 0" THICK.
Amron Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL INTERSECTION #7 FACE AREA 5 TO 7 FT HIGH A CAN BE DETERMINED.
January 28, 1992
WV · Coal
examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amron Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LOADING ROCK DUST FELT PAIN IN LOWER L BACK
Amron Corp · Accident type, without injuries
INTERSECTION OF #2 ENT RY FELL IN APPROX 4FT HIGHT 20FT X20FT THIS WAS FACE AREA IT 2 TO 3 WAS CU T THRU 3 TO 4 HAD ONLY ONE CUT REMOVED
Amron Corp · Accident type, without injuries
INTERSECTION #8 FELL FROM ORGINAL FALL TO FACE WHICH WAS APPROX. 20 FT. IT WAS INTERSECTION AREA. THIS WAS EXTERIOR OF FALL FROM 1-13-92 FELL FROM LAST FALL TO FACE.
Amron Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL OUTBY INTERSECTION OF #8 ENTRY FOR 2 BREAKS APPROX 100 FT CANT TELL HOW HIGH FALL WAS.
1991 · 12 incidents
Amron Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
MASHED FINGER CAUGHT FINGER WITH BOLT COUPLER AGAINST TOP.
November 13, 1991
WV · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amron Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING DISC TO MOVE OUT FROM UNDER MINER FELT A SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE OF GROIN AND LOWER STOMACH HAD SOME SWELLING.
October 23, 1991
WV · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amron Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
CLEANING ROCK OUT OF SHAKER HURT BACK LIFTING ROCK.
Amron Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL BELT ENTRY 10FT HIGH 60 TO 70FT LONG RIB TO RIB
Amron Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN INTERSECTION #4 ENTRY 1BK OUTBY FACE OF IDLE SECTION 3 LEFT 20FTX20FT 5FTHIGH APPROX
August 21, 1991
WV · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amron Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
ROCK LAYING IN ROADWAY LIFTED TO MOVE HURT LOWER BACK
Amron Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SLIPPED IN MUD AND TWISTED KNEE WHEN GETTING IN SCOOP.
Amron Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFT TIMBER OUT OF MUD FELT BACK PULL.
Amron Corp · Accident type, without injuries
FALL OVER WEEKEND #3 AND #4 ENTRY ORIGINATED IN FACE NOT BOLTED AND FELL OUTBY.
Amron Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WHILE USING SCROLL TYPE DRILL STEEL CAUGHT GLOVE ON DRILL STEEL INJURING LEFT HAND.
Amron Corp · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL WHILE BOLTING HIT HM ON R HEEL
February 20, 1991
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amron Corp · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF LOADER AND TWISTED ANGLE ON GROUND.
1990 · 2 incidents
Amron Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BELT & PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT HIP
March 10, 1990
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amron Corp · Fall onto or against objects
SLIPPED & FELL ON MANTRIP STRIKING BACK ON LEVER.