Mc Kinney Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE HEAVY ITEMS SUCH AS FANS BELT ECT. HAD TERRIBLE PAIN IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF GROIN AREA.
Dingess Branch No 1 Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal
Dingess Branch No 1 Mine has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1997.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1997–1998
- Latest incident
- Feb 1998
Ownership history
- Mc Kinney Mining Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 4 | 15,040 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Dingess Branch No 1 Mine sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1998 · 4 incidents
February 20, 1998
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mc Kinney Mining Inc · Fall from machine
FELL OFF ENDLOADER.
Mc Kinney Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object
BELIEVED HE PULLED A MUSCLE BOUNCING IN A SCOOP. HIT TWO BUMPS IN THE ROAD.
January 6, 1998
WV · Coal
cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mc Kinney Mining Inc · Fall down stairs
FELL ON STEPS WAS CAUGHT BY EMPLOYEE. DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURY UNTIL 2 DAYS LATER.
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1997 · 1 incident
Mc Kinney Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS GETTING THE CUTTER OVER USING THE HYDRAULIC BOOM AND SET THE OPERATOR'S DECK ON HIS BIG TOE.