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Diane Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Panther, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604520

MSHA record for Diane Mine (mine ID 4604520). 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
1983
Latest incident
May 1983
Ownership history
  1. Virginia Crews Coal Company 1975 to 1978
  2. Virginia Crews Coal Company 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Diane Mine 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

2 on file

1983 · 2 incidents

May 12, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE DIDN\T REMOVE HIS LEG WHEN THE ROOF BOLTER HEAD WAS LOWERED. THE LOWERING HEAD STRUCK HIS KNEE.

March 25, 1983 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HE WAS RUNNING A 270 MOTOR, HE HIT A LARGE HOLE IN THE ROADWAY AND BOUNCED DOWN UPON HIS CAP BATTERY INJURYING HIS BACK.