Mining Incidents

Mine No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Symcor Limited · Surface
Controlled by Lockhart John W
Hensley, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606899

Mine No 1 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
Jan 1987
Ownership history
  1. Victory Mining Corp 1985 to 1985
  2. Victory Mining Corp 1985 to 1987
  3. Symcor Limited 1987 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)
1988 0
1987 30 48,406
1986 19 89,433
1985 10 42,878
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine No 1 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

2 on file

1987 · 1 incident

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1986 · 1 incident

February 22, 1986 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Victory Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

PUSHING IN SHOT3TO LOADER, ROCK SLIPPED FROM UNDER CAUSING DOZER TO SLIDE OVER FACE OF SHOT. OPERATOR HIT HIS HEAD ON ROLL CAB CAUSING BAD HEAD CUT