Double Eagle Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL-ROCK FELL ON MINER MINING A PILLAR & OFF SIDE TRAM WENT DOWN ON MINER TOP WAS BROKE UP & FELL ON MINER
Double Eagle No 1: 4 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Double Eagle No 1 (mine ID 4607714). 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
- 1990
- Latest incident
- Dec 1990
Ownership history
- Gillette Coal Corp 1989 to 1990
- Double Eagle Coal Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Double Eagle No 1 sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1990 · 4 incidents
September 25, 1990
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Double Eagle Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
CANOPY CAUGHT HIM AGAINST THE TOP BUT DID NOT INJURE ANYTHING THEN,HAD HIM X-RAYED BUT HE HAD NO LOST TIME.
September 18, 1990
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
MACHINERY
Double Eagle Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object
HE SUSTAINED A SPIRAL FRACTURE TO THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER USING A DRILL TO DRILL BOLT HOLES TO PUT MANELOY IN AN OUTSIDE COAL SHOOT.
Double Eagle Coal Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PULLING MINER CABLE AND STRAINED BACK.