Ray Todd Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
INRUSH OF WATER FROM GOB AREA
Ferguson No 1 Mine: 18 reportable incidents Coal
Ray Todd Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Sharon Preece
Tioga,
Nicholas County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4603392
MSHA record for Ferguson No 1 Mine (mine ID 4603392). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 18
- Years on record
- 1989–1991
- Latest incident
- Jan 1991
Ownership history
- Ferguson Coal Corp 1950 to 1981
- Ferguson Coal Corp 1981 to 1986
- Dale & Tina Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1987
- Island Creek Coal Company 1987 to 1990
- Ray Todd Coal Company Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Ferguson No 1 Mine sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% 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.Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 24,446
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,280
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
18 on file1991 · 1 incident
1990 · 3 incidents
August 30, 1990
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ray Todd Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
HAULING COAL JUMPED OUT OF GEAR ON INCLINE DRIVER JUMPED FROM TRUCK
Island Creek Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
WATERLINE FOR MINER WAS LODGED HE JERKED ON THE LINE TO FREE IT & PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS ARM
April 3, 1990
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Island Creek Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
WHILE OPERATING THE SHUTTLE CAR, HE RAN OVER A ROUGH PLACE IN THE ROADWAY. IT JARRED HIM IN HIS SEAT AND HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW AGAINST THE MACHINE. (DID NOT CEASE WORK UNTIL 4/7/90).
1989 · 14 incidents
Island Creek Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS BREAKING LUG BOLTS LOOSE ON THE TIRE OF THE BOLT MACHINE USING A 3/4" DRIVE RATCHET. THE RATCHET SLIPPED CAUSING A QUICK JERK TO HIS BACK.
November 28, 1989
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Island Creek Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
STATE BLACK LUNG AWARD.
October 3, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Island Creek Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS.
August 8, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Island Creek Coal Company · Rubbed or abraded
DUE TO REPEATED PRESSURE ON KNEE FROM CRAWLING IN LOW COAL MINE RESULTED IN SORENESS AND SWELLING OF KNEES.
July 31, 1989
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Island Creek Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
STATE BLACK LUNG AWARD
July 31, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Island Creek Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
STATE BLACK LUNG AWARD
July 31, 1989
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Island Creek Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
STTE BLACK LUNG AWARD
Island Creek Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
STATE BLACK LUNG AWARD
May 18, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Island Creek Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
BOLT MACHINE OPERATOR WAS TAKING UP SLACK FROMTHE BOLTER CABLE & THE CABLE HIT THE BOLTER HELPER ON HIS LEG & STRUCK HIS KNEE AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE
April 25, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Island Creek Coal Company · Struck by falling object
HE WAS REMOVING ;EXTENSION DRILL STEEL FROM A 4FT TEST HOLE WHEN THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER WAS LOWERED THE BOTTOM EXTENSION FELL FREE FROM THE HOLE STRIKING HIS LITTLE FINGER
April 24, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Island Creek Coal Company · Rubbed or abraded
REPEATED PRESSURE ONKNEES FORM CRAWLING IN LOWER COAL MINE RESULTED IN SORENESS AND SWELLING OF L. KNEE.
April 21, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Island Creek Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
DUE TO REPEATED PRESSURE ON KNEES FROM CRAWLING IN/LOW COAL MINE RESULTED IN SORENESS AND SWELLING OF LEFT KNEE.
Island Creek Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MASHED HIS FINGER WHILE WORKING ON DRILL BOOM ON BOLT MACHINE.
March 2, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
POWERED HAULAGE
Island Creek Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS TRAVELING TO SECTION IN MANTRIP & RAISED UP POUT OF NORMAL RIDING POSITION TO BREAK ICICLE FROM MINE ROOF & STRUCK HEAD ON HALF HEADER.