Mining Incidents

Dingess Rum No 1 Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal

C M Brier Corp · Underground
Controlled by Maynard Don
Bentree, Clay County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607536

MSHA record for Dingess Rum No 1 Mine (mine ID 4607536). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Mar 1989
Ownership history
  1. U S Construction Company Inc 1988 to 1988
  2. C M Brier Corp 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Dingess Rum No 1 Mine sits in Clay County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.5% 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.
Clay County, West Virginia · Population 7,946
5.5%
Mining share of county employment
$42,790
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1989 · 5 incidents

March 28, 1989 WV · Coal superintendent ELECTRICAL
C M Brier Corp · Flash burns (electric)

WAS PUTTING BREAKER IN AND THERE WAS A FLASH FROM THE BREAKER \AND HIS ARM WAS BURNED

March 14, 1989 WV · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
C M Brier Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR WAS TIGHTENING BITS ON CUTTER BAR & STRAINED BACK.

February 27, 1989 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C M Brier Corp · Accident type, without injuries

LOCATION OF ROOF FALL AT INTERSECTION SPAD 33 IN NO.4 ENTRY.3-4'THICK X 20'LONG X 20'WIDE.

February 7, 1989 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C M Brier Corp · Accident type, without injuries

20' X 30' ROOF FALL OCCURRED.FALL WAS 20'WIDE X 30'LONG X 5-6' THICK.LOCATION WAS SPAD #23 IN #1 ENTRY.

February 6, 1989 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C M Brier Corp · Accident type, without injuries

20' X 30'. ROOF FALL OCCURRED PRIOR TO 6 AM ON 2-6-89. THE FALL WAS 20' WIDE, 30' LONG AND 4-7' THICK IN THE INTERSECTION 40' INBY SPAD NO. 22 IN NO. 2 ENTRY OF THE 001-0 MAINS SECTION.