Mining Incidents

Jane Ann #31: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Powellton Company · Underground
Controlled by Siderius Inc
Mallory, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604551

MSHA record for Jane Ann #31 (mine ID 4604551). 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
1983–1984
Latest incident
Mar 1984
Ownership history
  1. Powellton Company 1975 to present
  2. Ball Coal Company 1982 to 1982
  3. Miracle Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1983
  4. Rite-Way Coal Inc 1983 to 1983
  5. Chickasaw Inc 1983 to 1983
  6. Chickasaw Inc 1983 to 1984
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Jane Ann #31 sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
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

1984 · 1 incident

March 12, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Chickasaw Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WALTER TRENT SAYS HE WAS LIFTING UP ON BELT ROPE TO LEVEL BELT AND INJURED HIS BACK.

1983 · 1 incident

December 21, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Chickasaw Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE MINE ROOF WAS BEING BOLTED UP TO THE ROOF AND FELL SPRAINING THE MINERS BACK AND MAKING A SMALL CUT ON HIS HAND.