Gone Under Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HIT IN MOUTH WITH CHISEL. CHISEL FLIPPED WHEN HIT BY SAID PERSON& HIT SAID PERSON IN MOUTH. RESULT. BROKEN TEETH.
Cub Branch No 1: 4 reportable incidents Coal
Brick Coal Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Lawson Charles W
Premier,
Mcdowell County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606658
MSHA record for Cub Branch No 1 (mine ID 4606658). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Mar 1984
Ownership history
- Gone Under Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1990
- Brick Coal Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Cub Branch No 1 sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.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
4 on file1984 · 3 incidents
Gone Under Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
WAS MOVING A PIECE OF ROCK OFF OF A MINER CABLE & ANOTHER ROCK FELL ON HAND
Gone Under Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
MINER MINING IN FINAL PUSH WHEN TOP BROKE UP & COVERED MINER & OPERATOR AFTER SOME ROCK WAS REMOVED OPERATOR CRAWLED OUT UNDER CANOPY & BOOM.
1983 · 1 incident
October 14, 1983
WV · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Gone Under Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING OVER LOOKING AT STOPPING WHEN SLAB OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP HITTING HIM ON BACK AND ACROSS HIP ON LEFT SIDE