Mining Incidents

#1 Mine: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Super Energy Inc · Underground
Superior, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607961

#1 Mine has had no fatalities among 8 reportable incidents since 1993.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1993–1995
Latest incident
Dec 1995
Ownership history
  1. Super Energy Inc 1990 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 4 11,571
1995 6 61,410
1994 9 53,714
1993 11 75,034
1992 16 95,359
1991 11 98,265
1990 5 7,196
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#1 Mine 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

8 on file

1995 · 1 incident

December 29, 1995 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Super Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A BOLT IN A KETTLE BOTTOM WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE NOSE.

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1994 · 5 incidents

November 28, 1994 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Super Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EE STATED THAT WHILE LOADING TIMBERS ONTO A SCOOP HE PULLED HIS RIGHT ARM. LATER IN THE SHIFT HE NOTICED THE PAIN IN HIS ARM WAS GETTING WORSE. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS TOLD THAT HE BROKE A METAL PLATE THAT HAD BEEN PUT IN HIS ARM PRIOR TO BRING EE AT THIS MINE.

March 31, 1994 WV · Coal belt cleaner, picker STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Super Energy Inc · Rubbed or abraded

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT ON 3-31-94 WHILE WORKING ON HIS KNEES. THIS CAUSED HIS KNEES TO SWELL, REPORTED TO MANAGEMENT ON 4-4-94.

March 22, 1994 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Super Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT AND PULLED BACK MUSCLE.

March 16, 1994 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Super Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FALL MEASUIRNG 30'X5'X5' (MUD SLIP) OCCURRED ON OUR 001-0 SECTION IN TEH LAST OPEN CROSS CUT OF NO. 3 ENTRY.

1993 · 2 incidents

June 23, 1993 WV · Coal driller operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Super Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING NEXT TO RIB WAITING ON A SCOOP TO CLEAR WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL INJURING THE EMPLOYEES UPPER RIGHT LEG.