Mining Incidents

#10 Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by John F Hale Jr
Herndon, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4602111

MSHA record for #10 Mine (mine ID 4602111). 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
1983–1991
Latest incident
Sep 1991
Ownership history
  1. United Pocahontas Coal Company 1950 to 1980
  2. Riverside Mining Inc 1980 to 1982
  3. United Pocahontas Coal Company 1982 to 1983
  4. C & B Coal Company 1983 to 1984
  5. G L & R Coal Company 1984 to 1986
  6. R B J Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1989
  7. Princeton Specialty Coal Corp Inc 1989 to 1990
  8. Princeton Specialty Coal Corp Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#10 Mine sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
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

5 on file

1991 · 3 incidents

1983 · 2 incidents

October 31, 1983 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & B Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK

September 2, 1983 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C & B Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BELT ROLLER WAS LAYING IN MUD WHEN HE STEPPED ON ROLLER TURNED CAUSING RT FOOT TO SLIP AND TWISTED RT KNEE