Mining Incidents

Craft Siding (1): 1 reportable incident Coal

Black Wolf Mining Company Inc · Facility
Controlled by William G Skewes
Squire, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607064

MSHA record for Craft Siding (1) (mine ID 4607064). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1993
Latest incident
May 1993
Ownership history
  1. Ritchie Equipment Inc 1986 to 1987
  2. Load Out Services Inc 1987 to 1989
  3. Loadout Services Inc 1990 to 1991
  4. Loadout Services Inc 1991 to 1994
  5. A & A Energy Inc 1994 to 1994
  6. Black Wolf Mining Company Inc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Craft Siding (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

1993 · 1 incident

May 11, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Loadout Services Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING OXYGEN BOTTLE FROM BACKHOE BUCKET TO REPLACE BOTTLE IN HOLDING RACK IN UPRIGHT POSITION WHEN HE INJURED BACK.