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Pioneer No 1 Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Minnix Kenneth L
Lynco, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606980

Pioneer No 1 Mine 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
Aug 1987
Ownership history
  1. Paybra Mining Company Inc 1985 to 1987
  2. Mattmanda Coal Company Inc 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 11 34,149
1986 31 135,785
1985 12 1,005
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Pioneer No 1 Mine sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
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

August 26, 1987 WV · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mattmanda Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PILLAR BLOCK WA8 BEING PARTIALLY MINED ACCORDING TO THE ROOF CONTROL PLAN THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A SCOOP IN THE PILLAR SPLIT WHEN A PILLAR FALL OCCURRED TRAPPING THE SCOOP AND OPERATOR THE INJURED THEN C9AWLED FROM BENEATH THE FALL TO AN AREA WHERE FELLOW WORKERS HELPED HIM FREE HIMSELF THE INJURED HAS A CRUSHED LEFT HAND AND SERIOUS BACK INJURY