Mining Incidents

Highwall Miner #1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Town Of Shirley · Surface
Gauley Bridge, Fayette County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608075

MSHA record for Highwall Miner #1 (mine ID 4608075). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Nov 1991
Ownership history
  1. Appalachian Mining Inc 1991 to 2001
  2. Town Of Shirley 2001 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Highwall Miner #1 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

2 on file

1991 · 2 incidents

November 1, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Appalachian Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING ON ROCK FROM HIGHWALL MINER CAR.

October 26, 1991 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Appalachian Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

CABLE FELL FROM CANOPY HITTING I.NAME HEAD & NECK.