Mining Incidents

Hope #1: 33 reportable incidents Coal

Ann-Grey Industries Ltd · Underground
Controlled by Losch Larry E
Summersville, Nicholas County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607121

MSHA record for Hope #1 (mine ID 4607121). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
33
Years on record
1986–1992
Latest incident
Jul 1992
Ownership history
  1. Jamar Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1986
  2. N & F Mining Company Inc 1986 to 1989
  3. Fiesta Mining Inc 1989 to 1990
  4. Taner Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1991
  5. Big Valley Coal Corp 1991 to 1992
  6. Consolidated Management Inc 1992 to 1993
  7. Ann-Grey Industries Ltd 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Hope #1 sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% 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.
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

33 on file

1992 · 2 incidents

July 10, 1992 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
Consolidated Management Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS OPERATING A SPLICING MACHINE WHEN HE TOOK A STROKE FORWARD HE HIT HIS FINGER BETWEEN HANDLE AND FRAME OF MACHINE.

March 26, 1992 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Valley Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EE WAS CLEANING RADIATOR OF ENDLOADER HE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING FRACTURE TO RIGHT RADIUS IN HIS WRIST.

1991 · 3 incidents

October 6, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Valley Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

PULLING PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE OUT OF MAIN BELT SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST STRUCTURE BRUSING LOWER LEFT RIB CAGE.

August 1, 1991 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Big Valley Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

SMALL PIECE OF TOP BROKE LOOSE BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS, STRIKING MINER OPERATOR ON RIGHT HAND, CAUSING FRACTURE OF THUMB.

July 23, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Big Valley Coal Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PLASTERING STOPPINGS WITH B BOND AND DID NOT USE LONG CUFF RUBBER GLOVES WHICH WERE AVAILABLE TO HIM RESULT WAS THAT EMP SUFFERED CHEMICAL BUR NS TO HIS WRIST AND HANDS

1990 · 4 incidents

April 21, 1990 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fiesta Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

MAN WAS INSTALLING A LOADING SHORT ARM ON LOADER AND THIS PIECE HE DROPPED ON HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

April 20, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fiesta Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK 2"X4"X1/8" FELL FROM ROOF & HIT MAN ON END OF NOSE RESULTING IN CUT 5/4" LONG. THIS OCCURED WHILE BOLTING.

January 11, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fiesta Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE SETTING BOLT ROCK FELL 2X6X8 AND HIT BOLTER OPERATORS RIGHT INDEX FINGER AGAINST BOLTER HEAD. FINGER WAS X RAYED NO FRACTURE DISOLATIONS OR INTERNAL DANAGED FOUND. AESO NO CUT WERE PRESE NT MAN MISSED ONE DAY OF WORK FOR OBSERVATION.

1989 · 4 incidents

April 29, 1989 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Fiesta Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AREA FELL DUE TO WATER IN ROOF WATER CAME WITHER AFTER FALL. OTHER AREA AROUND ALSO SHOVEL WATER AFTER FALL. AREA HAS BEEN CRIBBED AND SECTION IS BEING MOVED FROM AREA. FALL ACCURRED OUTBY DUMPING POINT ON BELT ENTRY AT INTERSECTION 6 BOOLTS HAD BEEN USED.

April 20, 1989 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Fiesta Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FALL OCCURRED DUE TO RIDER COAL SEAM AT ANCHORAGE LEVEL. LOCATION WAS IN RETURN AIRWAY, 4800 FEET FROM ACTIVE SECTION. AIR WAS NOT RESTRICTED. NO PERSON OR EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. OTHER AR EA WHERE BOLTS WERE USED HAS BEEN CRIBBED.

January 4, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
N & F Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

OPER RF BOLTER MACHINE STARTED TO SET DRILL STEEL WHEN PC OF ROCK FELL HIT MIDDLE FINGER ON L HAND.

1988 · 10 incidents

November 25, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
N & F Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 001-0 SECTION, ROOF BOLT ANCHORAGE, INADEQUATE, ON 11-25-88. OCCURRED DURING IDLE PERIOD (DEER SEASON).

August 4, 1988 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
N & F Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

I.NAME HAD JUST FINISHED DRILLING A HOLE AND HAD HIS HAND LAYING ON THE BOLTER HEAD THE DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF THE HOLE AND MASHED THE RING FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND

August 3, 1988 WV · Coal superintendent MACHINERY
N & F Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS HELPING THE BOLTER OPERATOR BY HOLDING THE BOLT STEEL UNTIL HE GOT THE STEEL STARTED IN THE MINE ROOF WHEN I.NAME TURNED LOOSE OF THE STEEL AT THE SAME TIME THE BOLTER OPERATOR APPL IED UP PRESSURE ON THE BOLTER HEAD BUCKLING THE STEEL CAUSING IT TO HIT I.NAME ON THE FOREARM

June 24, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
N & F Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I. NAME WAS HELPING BOLT AN AREA WHICH AD FALLEN OUT. DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE HEIGHT A 5 FOOT WRENCH HAD TO BE USED BETWEEN THE MACHINE AND DRILL STEEL. WHILE DRILLING UP PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, THE WRENCH BUCKLED STRIKING I. NAME ON THE FOREARM.

June 10, 1988 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
N & F Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CROSSING BNREAK THROUGH WHEN SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR TURNE ON SHUTTLE CAR & CABLE ON SHUTTLE CAR HIS HIM IN BACK OF KNEES.

May 21, 1988 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
N & F Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

PULLING ON A PICE OF CURTAIN AND BACKED UP AGAINST THE RIB OF COAL.

February 11, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
N & F Mining Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED WAS USING A COME A LONG TO PULL DISCHANGE END OF TAIL PIECE IN LINE. THE TAIL PIECE TAKE UP CHAIN BROKE CAUSING THE TAIL PIECE TO SLIDE TOWARDS WALKWAY RIB I NAME JUMPED BACKWARDS STRI

1987 · 7 incidents

November 16, 1987 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey STRIKING OR BUMPING
N & F Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJ WAS WALLKIN1 IN EAS TOPEN BREAK BETWEEN 3 AND 4 ENTRIES AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A HEADER BOARD STOVING HIS NECK

July 30, 1987 WV · Coal MACHINERY
N & F Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BOLTING IN #3 E3TRY CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN TO PIECE OF BOLT STEEL.

July 8, 1987 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
N & F Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THIS INJURY OCC6RRED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME DUE TO OPERATING & ROADWAY CONDITIONS IN THE DUTIES OF A SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR.(TERM INJURY)BRUISED HIP.

May 4, 1987 WV · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast POWERED HAULAGE
N & F Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

HE STEPPED OUT 2F MAN TRIP, WHILE MAN TRIP WAS STILL IN MOTION.

February 28, 1987 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
N & F Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LOADING COAL IN3#5 ENTRY, BUGEY MOVING FORWARD OPERATORS FOOT WAS CAUGHT IN UNDER THE BUGGY.

January 30, 1987 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
N & F Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

STEPPED OUT OF 4ANTRIP FELL DOWN STRIKING KNEE AGAINST BOTTOM

1986 · 3 incidents

December 15, 1986 WV · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
N & F Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE BACKING R2CKDUSTER AROUND CORNER, HE HAD HIS HAND ON GUARD POST AND ROCKDUSTER JACKKNIFED UP AGAINST GUARD POST CUTTING HIS THUMB.

October 22, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
N & F Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INSTALLING ROOF3BOLTS IN TOP CAUGHT FINGER BETEWEEN BOLT PLATE & HALFHEADER