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Hm No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Robertson David
Orgas, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608461

Hm No 1 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1995.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1995
Latest incident
Jul 1995
Ownership history
  1. Deep Ford Mining Company Inc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1997 0
1996 0
1995 25 156,422
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Hm No 1 sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
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.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1995 · 2 incidents

July 26, 1995 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Deep Ford Mining Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

CLIMBED ON D10 DOZER WOT CHHECK HYDRAULIC TANK LEAK. WHEN I STEPPED DOWN MY FEET SLIPPED IN OIL CAUSING ME TO FALL. I HIT MY RIGHT ELBOW ON CATWALK. AFTER SHIFT WAS OVER. WEN TO ER GOT X-R AYS. ELBOW SWELLED AND IN PAIN WILL GO BACK FOR FOLLOW UP WITHIN 1 WEEK.

April 19, 1995 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Deep Ford Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN A STATIONARY POSITION & WITH A TWISTING MOTION AT THE TORSO HE SHOVELED DIRT FROM PILE TO A DRILL HOLE EMPLOYEE STATED HE FELT A PULL (MUSCLE) IN HIS BACK & PAIN HE SR ESTED FOR A FEW MINUTES & FINISHED OUT THE SHIFT