G & W Equipment Leasing Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HAND SHOVELING DIRT INTO DRILL HOLES. THE POSITION HE WAS IN PUT A STRAIN ON HIS BACK.
#1 Surface Mine: 6 reportable incidents Coal
G & W Equipment Leasing Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Graybeal Carl N & Jack L Williams
MSHA Mine ID: 4606460
#1 Surface Mine has had no fatalities among 6 reportable incidents since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1984–1985
- Latest incident
- Nov 1985
Ownership history
- G & W Equipment Leasing Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 1 | |
| 1986 | 7 | 28,059 |
| 1985 | 33 | 174,967 |
| 1984 | 26 | 249,761 |
| 1983 | 15 | 138,819 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
#1 Surface Mine sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% 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.Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 24,446
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,280
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file1985 · 2 incidents
April 10, 1985
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
G & W Equipment Leasing Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
PICKED UP OXYGEN TANK AND HURT BACK.
1984 · 4 incidents
September 27, 1984
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
G & W Equipment Leasing Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HAMMER HANDLE BROKE & HIT ON HEAD
June 4, 1984
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
G & W Equipment Leasing Inc · Struck against a moving object
I NAME MISJUDGED HAULRAOD WHICH RESULTED IN HIS DRIVING OFF THE ROAD AND ROLLING THE TRUCK
April 9, 1984
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
G & W Equipment Leasing Inc · Fall from machine
I.NAME. WAS GETTING OUT OF ROCK TRUCK AND SLIPPED AND FELL.
G & W Equipment Leasing Inc · Struck by flying object
BLASTING CAP EXPLODED IN HOLE WHILE MR SAFREED WAS CONNECTING SHOT WIRES THERE IS NO LOGICAL REWASON FOR THIS OCCURRENCE AS THERE WERE NO SOURCES OF ELECTRICITY IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF ACCIDENT