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Jones Mine #1 (Glover): 1 reportable incident Coal

Jones Coal Inc · Surface
Controlled by Jones Donald F
Near Friendsville, Garrett County, MD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1800692

Jones Mine #1 (Glover) has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987
Ownership history
  1. Jones Coal Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1993 0
1992 2
1991 5 9,233
1990 8 33,623
1989 8 39,070
1988 5 20,623
1987 5 31,168
1986 1 3,458
1985 4 11,858
1984 5 30,184
1983 6 17,455
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Jones Mine #1 (Glover) sits in Garrett County, Maryland, where the Census mining category is 1.5% 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.
Garrett County, Maryland · Population 28,713
1.5%
Mining share of county employment
$69,031
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1987 · 1 incident

October 29, 1987 MD · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jones Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ WAS ADJUSTI3G DRILL STEEL THAT HAD SHIFTED FROM STORAGE RACK-HE WAS STRADLING LOWERED MAST AND BRACING STEEL WITH R HAND WHILE REACHING WITH L HAND WHEN STEEL SHIFTED POSITION, CRUSHING TI P OF RING FINGE9 ON RIGHT HAND