Mining Incidents
Search Operators Mines Alerts Research Controllers Fatalgrams About
English Español
← Back to search

Francis #1 Surface: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Perry & Hylton Inc · Surface
Controlled by Hylton Tracy W
Oak Hill, Fayette County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606295

MSHA record for Francis #1 Surface (mine ID 4606295). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Francis #1 Surface.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Dec 1985
Ownership history
  1. Perry & Hylton Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Francis #1 Surface sits in Fayette County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.0% 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.
Fayette County, West Virginia · Population 39,987
3.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,672
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1985 · 1 incident

December 18, 1985 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Perry & Hylton Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HYDRAULIC LEAK 4AS INSPECTING OPENED DOOR HAND OUT OF DOOR LOADER DRIFTED PUT ON BRAKES DOOR SLAMMED ON LEFT HAND

1984 · 3 incidents

August 20, 1984 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Perry & Hylton Inc · Struck against a moving object

BACKED DOZER INTO HIGH WALL.

February 17, 1984 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Perry & Hylton Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FUELING DOZER SPLASHED ON FACE USED RAG TO WIPE FACE GOT PIECE OF METAL IN LEFT EYE.

February 9, 1984 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Perry & Hylton Inc · Fall from machine

GETTING OFF LADDER OF 777 TRUCK SLIPPED FELL TO GROUND ON RT SHOULDER

1983 · 3 incidents

September 19, 1983 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Perry & Hylton Inc · Struck against a moving object

MOVING OVERBURDEN LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK AND WENT OVER HILL.

May 9, 1983 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Perry & Hylton Inc · Fall from machine

STEPPED OFF LOADER RUPTURED BLOOD VESSEL IN LEFT ANKLE.

March 29, 1983 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Perry & Hylton Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GETTING OUT OF TRUCK.PULLED SOMETHING IN LOWER BACK.