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Dean No 1: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Dean Fuels Inc · Underground
P. O. Box 235, Monongalia County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606607

Dean No 1 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
May 1984
Ownership history
  1. Dean Fuels Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1985 5 12,738
1984 22 56,142
1983 19 75,858
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Dean No 1 sits in Monongalia County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.1% 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.
Monongalia County, West Virginia · Population 106,520
2.1%
Mining share of county employment
$62,704
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1984 · 2 incidents

May 11, 1984 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Dean Fuels Inc · Struck against a moving object

HIT CHUCK HOLE IN PAVEMENT -BACK INJURY.

March 12, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Dean Fuels Inc · Struck by falling object

BOLTER OPERATOR DROPPED CANOPY ON RIGHT ANKLE.

1983 · 1 incident