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Mine No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Hard Luck Mining Inc · Underground
Burnwell Kanawha, Fayette County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607878

Mine No 1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1996.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1996
Latest incident
Sep 1996
Ownership history
  1. Coal Power Corp 1990 to 1992
  2. E & G Mining Corp 1992 to 1992
  3. 16 Tons Coal Company Inc 1992 to 1994
  4. W E Industries Inc 1994 to 1995
  5. Hard Luck Mining Inc 1995 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)
1996 10 9,667
1995 5
1994 0
1993 2 2,276
1992 3 2,109
1991 0
1990 0
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 Fayette County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.0% 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.
Fayette County, West Virginia · Population 39,987
3.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,672
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

1996 · 1 incident

September 23, 1996 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hard Luck Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EE STEPPED OFF OF HIS SHUTTLE CAR TO URINATE. WHILE URINATING A PIECE OF ROCK (34" LONG X 21" WIDE X 1 1/4" THICK), FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK. HE THEN PICKED UP THE ROCK AND THREW IT OUT OF THE ROADWAY AND NOTIFIED THE SECTION FOREMAN. IMPAIRMENT UNKNOWN. ( THIS MAKES THE 4TH TIME ROCK HAS FALLEN ON THIS EE ON HIS BACK.