Mining Incidents

Alma#1: 12 reportable incidents Coal

Tim Rex Mining · Underground
Controlled by Rex Fought
Matewan, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605097

MSHA record for Alma#1 (mine ID 4605097). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Jan 1986
Ownership history
  1. Metallurgical Coal & Coke Inc 1976 to 1979
  2. Bituminous Realty Inc 1979 to 1980
  3. Cumberland Village Mining Group Inc 1980 to 1983
  4. Wheeling Mining Company Inc 1983 to 1983
  5. B J & B Coal Corp 1983 to 1984
  6. Burton Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1985
  7. Tim Rex Mining 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Alma#1 sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.
Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1986 · 3 incidents

January 28, 1986 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Tim Rex Mining · Struck against stationary object

CLEANING OPEN B9EAK THROUGH WITH SCOOP OPERATOR RAN OVER ROCK STRIKING HEAD AGAINST TOP.

January 9, 1986 WV · Coal electrician, lineman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tim Rex Mining · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL FROM 9OOF 3 X 4 X 6 IN WHILE REPAIRIGN CUTTING MACHINE HITTING HEAD AND ARM AND LEGS

1985 · 2 incidents

September 3, 1985 WV · Coal driller operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tim Rex Mining · Struck by falling object

BUILDING CRIB I3 HIGH TOP WHERE FALL WAS CLEANED UP- RIB FELL WHILE BEING BUILT.

July 29, 1985 WV · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tim Rex Mining · Struck by falling object

BUILDING CANOMP2 IN #3 ENTRY. WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK ROLLED DOWN STRICKING HIM ON LEFT FOOT.

1984 · 2 incidents

January 24, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
B J & B Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

DRAW ROCK FELL & HIT E. SHREWSBURY ON LEFT SIDE.

January 17, 1984 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
B J & B Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CABLE ON ROOF BOLTER CAUGHT S/C OPR. AROUND NECK-WHERE CABLE WAS HUNG ACROSS HAULWAY.

1983 · 5 incidents

November 30, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
B J & B Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS OPERATING PINNING MACHINE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT ANKLE

October 5, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
B J & B Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

MINER WAS SETTING TIMBER ON #2 BELT WHEN ROCK FELL ON LEFT HAND CUTTING MIDDLE FINGER.

September 22, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
B J & B Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING SCHUTTLE CAR AND HITA HOLE IN HAULWAY, CAUSING INJURY TO BACK.

September 14, 1983 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B J & B Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS REPAIRING CAT PAT ON C/M AND STRUCK HIS HAND WITH A HAMMER