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Winifrede No 1: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Lynn Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Toler V D
Peytona, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605617

Winifrede No 1 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Aug 1984
Ownership history
  1. Lynn Coal Company 1977 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)
1985 23 119,129
1984 35 150,131
1983 32 167,770
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Winifrede No 1 sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1984 · 1 incident

August 2, 1984 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lynn Coal Company · Struck by falling object

SMALL PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL FROM BETWEEN PINS AND HEADERS.

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1983 · 3 incidents

August 11, 1983 WV · Coal electrician, lineman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lynn Coal Company · Struck by falling object

KETTLE BOTTOM FELL FROM TOP BENDING STEEL-HARD TOE BOOT AND CUTTING 2 TOES ON RIGHT FOOT.

July 22, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lynn Coal Company · Struck by falling object

LT LEG WAS HIT BY DRAW ROCK WHILE SCALING FACE.

June 24, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Lynn Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DROVE MOBILE TRACTOR THRU SOLID CURTAIN AND HIT SUPPLY CAR, MASHING RIGHT HAND BETWEEN TRACTOR AND SUPPLY CAR.