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Double E Mining No 1: 24 reportable incidents Coal

Double E Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Tomblin Millard
Coal Mountain, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606088

MSHA record for Double E Mining No 1 (mine ID 4606088). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
24
Years on record
1983–1990
Latest incident
Mar 1990
Ownership history
  1. Sturgon Coal Company 1979 to 1986
  2. Marcus Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1987
  3. Marcus Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1989
  4. Marcus Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1990
  5. Double E Mining Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Double E Mining No 1 sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

24 on file

1990 · 3 incidents

March 17, 1990 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Marcus Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

PUTTING CONVEYOR CHAIN AND LINK IN CONVEYOR EMP FELL WHILE LIFTING PULLING CHAIN TOGETHER

March 12, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Marcus Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE WATCHING MINER LOAD COAL PC OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN PINS.

1989 · 7 incidents

November 29, 1989 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Marcus Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL WAS TAKING CENTERS KNEELING ON KNEES WHEN STANDARD BUGGIE CAME ACROSS LINE OF BREAKS & RAN OVER BOTH OF HIS ANKLES & FEET.

August 24, 1989 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Marcus Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BENDING SPLICING CHAIN RAISED UP RIGHT KNEE LOCKED UP.

April 11, 1989 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Marcus Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

HANGING CURTIAN, HAD BACK TURNED, BUGGY TURNED CORNER AND HIT ME.

March 27, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Marcus Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

MOVING MINER CABLE TRIPPED AND FELL AND HIT KNEE ON LUMP OF COAL.

January 11, 1989 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Marcus Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS LIFTING ON ROLL OF BELT PUTTING IT ON MANTRIP AND STRAINED HIS BACK

1988 · 4 incidents

December 5, 1988 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Marcus Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

ROCK IN ROAD S. C. HIT ROCK IN ROAD AND THREW OPER.INTO CANOPY CAUSING NECK AND BACK SPRAIN.

May 25, 1988 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Marcus Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

CANAL STRUCK ROOF BOLT AND BROKE OFF AND STRUCK THE OPERATOR.

February 16, 1988 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Marcus Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING OXYGEN TANK TO #2 BELT HEAD SLIPPED AND HURT LEG.

1987 · 6 incidents

August 26, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Marcus Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE SLIPPED AND SPRAINED BACK AND HIP.

1984 · 1 incident

January 21, 1984 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sturgon Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PUSHING SCOOP WITH ANOTHER AND FIRST SCOOP GOT STUCK AND JACKNIFED AND EMPL WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE 2 SCOOPS.

1983 · 3 incidents

November 1, 1983 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sturgon Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS OPERATING A SCOOPT AND HIT A BUMP AND IT THREW HIM AGAINST THE ROOF

October 25, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Sturgon Coal Company · Struck by falling object

HELPING ON DINNER, PUTTING BOLT IN HOLE WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING BACK OF HEAD.

August 13, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sturgon Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS HELPING TO MAKE A BELT MOVE AND A COUPLING BLEW OFF THE WATER HOSE AND HIT HIT HIM.