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Mine No 1 (1): 1 reportable incident Coal

O T Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Asbury Jerry
Elbert, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608116

Mine No 1 (1) has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1994.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1994
Latest incident
Jan 1994
Ownership history
  1. C & C Coal Company Inc 1991 to 1992
  2. O T Coal Company Inc 1992 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)
1994 7 19,600
1993 11 20,191
1992 9 19,634
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine No 1 (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

1 on file

1994 · 1 incident

January 27, 1994 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
O T Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED WAS WALKING TO MINE PORTAL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE INJURED FELL & STRUCK MINE FAN & KNOCKED HIS HAT OFF CAUSING HEAD TO STRIKE GROUND