Mining Incidents

No 1Coal

Controlled by Edward A Asbury
Welch, Mcdowell County, WV · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4607366
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2001–2025
Latest incident
Oct 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee stated that while lifting a bag of rock dust, they felt a pain in their lower belly. Work location: Surface supply yard.

2023 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was operating a scoop when the scoop slid sideways. The operator's deck on the scoop slid under a braw, the employee was pushed down in the operator's deck by the braw.

2016 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee had just returned to the surface and while standing in the parking lot, employee felt a sharp pain in employee's right knee, employee stated - employee's leg ""gave out"", causing employee to fall to the ground.

2013 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee was unloading timbers when a timber fell and struck employee on the right wrist.

2010 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping to make a belt splice, when he knuckled the clamp off the crossbar came back and struck employee on the head.

2008 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee was operating rubber tired man trip when he apparently struck a rock in the roadway causing the steering wheel to jerk.

2006 · 2 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall occurred between 4 p.m. 11/1/06 & 7 a.m. 11/2/06, #1 entry. From spad #126 inby for a distance of 70-75'. Fall was timbered, cribs set & dangered off. Fall was reported 7:10 a.m. on 11/02/06.

Struck by falling object

Employee was traveling up intake on a mantrip when a piece of draw rock fell and struck employee on his rt. knee.

2001 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCOOP WHEN HE PLACED HIS HAND BETWEEN BOTH SECTION OF SCOOP.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT WHILE PUSHING UP ON ROOF BOLT THE BOLT SLIPPED OUT OF DRILL PAD &] STRUCK EE LEFT THUMB