Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
PNEUMONIOSIS - EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN GRANTED A 20 DEGREE AWARD
Hernshaw No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal
Eastern Associated Coal Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
Eastern Gas & Fuel Association
Bald Knob,
Boone County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604934
MSHA record for Hernshaw No 1 (mine ID 4604934). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Mar 1983
Ownership history
- Eastern Associated Coal Corp 1975 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Hernshaw No 1 sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.