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Chestnut Hollow Surface Mine 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Orgas, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608449

MSHA record for Chestnut Hollow Surface Mine 1 (mine ID 4608449). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1997
Latest incident
May 1997
Ownership history
  1. Asset Management Group Inc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Chestnut Hollow Surface Mine 1 sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1997 · 2 incidents

May 8, 1997 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Asset Management Group Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING WHEEL BACK ON 992C, GOT HAND (RIGHT) CAUGHT BETWEEN HUB AND MACHINE.

February 26, 1997 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Asset Management Group Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PULLING ENGINE OUT OF A D-9, BACK STARTED HURTING. EE DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 3-20-97, WHEN HE WENT TO THE DR. PERSONNEL DID NOT RECEIVE THE PAPERWORK UNTIL 3-24-97.