Tygart Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EE FILED FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
Freeport Mine No 1b: 11 reportable incidents Coal
Tygart Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Grafton Coal Company
P O Box 303 Birch River,
Nicholas County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607498
MSHA record for Freeport Mine No 1b (mine ID 4607498). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1989–1992
- Latest incident
- May 1992
Ownership history
- Brooks Run Coal Company 1988 to 1989
- Tygart Coal Company 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Freeport Mine No 1b 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
11 on file1992 · 2 incidents
Tygart Coal Company · Struck by flying object
GREASING BEARING ON GATHERING ARM THE CENTER BLEW OUT STRIKING IN L EYE
1991 · 3 incidents
Tygart Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I NAME WAS LOADING SUPPLIES ON BOLT MACHINE & STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER
Tygart Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL OCCURED IN CROSSCUT BETWEEN #4 ENTRIES AT SPAD #12164 FALL MEASURED APP 32FT LONGX16FTWIDEX6FT HIGH
January 21, 1991
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tygart Coal Company · Struck by falling object
EMPL WAS WORKING ON LADDER BUILDING STOPPING HE FELL FROM LADDER WITH CINDER BLOCK FALLING ON LEFT HAND.
1990 · 5 incidents
November 30, 1990
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tygart Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED PULLED CONDUIT HOSE THROUGH FRAME OF MINER THE HOSE BROKE CAUSING SEVERE JERK OF LEFT CHEST AND LEFT BACK.
Tygart Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS TRYING TO BREAK THE BAND OFF OF A PALLET OF WEDGES BY STRIKING THE BAND WITH A SLATE BAR.THE BAR BOUNCED OFF OF THE WEDGES AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LITTLE TOE OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
June 8, 1990
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tygart Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE PUT RIGHT THUMB ON TAIL ROLLER GUARD WHILE SHOVELING UP SPILLAGE.
April 3, 1990
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Tygart Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHICH PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE BY 4:30, HE COULD NO LONGER WORK. HE BELIEVED HE TWISTED HIS BACK WHEN INSTALLING A BOLT IN A BOLT HOLE.
Tygart Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON ROOF BOLTER MACHINE ASSISTING IN THE INSTALLATION OF VENTILATION DEVICE WHEN HE STPPED ON THE ROOF BOLTS. THE BOLTS SHIFTED, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE.
1989 · 1 incident
Tygart Coal Company · Struck by flying object
SETTING MINER BITS WHEN PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF BIT WRENCH AND HIT EMPLOYEE BETWEEN EYES.