Mining Incidents

Alton Coal #1 Mine Coal

Alton Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Keeney Robert H
Alton, Upshur County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605765

MSHA record for Alton Coal #1 Mine (mine ID 4605765). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Ownership history
  1. Alton Coal Company Inc 1978 to 1978
  2. Alton Coal Company 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Alton Coal #1 Mine sits in Upshur County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Upshur County, West Virginia · Population 23,758
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$51,859
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.