Ga-Ran Corp · Struck by falling object
A SLIP MEASURIN1 APPROXIMATELY 12X5X18 FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF RIDING THE VICTIM AND TIMBERS TO THE MINE FLOOR
Jessica Mine: 2 recorded fatalities Coal
MSHA record for Jessica Mine (mine ID 4605681). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
Watch this mine
Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Jessica Mine.
- Fatalities
- 2
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1985–1986
- Latest incident
- Oct 1986
Ownership history
- Mura Mining Inc 1977 to 1983
- Big Lump Mining Company Inc 1983 to 1984
- Big Lump Mining Company Inc 1984 to 1985
- Newport Mining Inc 1985 to 1985
- Lambert Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1986
- Ga-Ran Corp 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Jessica Mine 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.
Fatalities at this mine
2 recorded
August 29, 1985
WV · Coal
lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Newport Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
I NAME SET A JACK SO THE MINER COULD CUT COAL AND WHEN THE JACK PUT PRESSURE ON THE ROOF A SLIP OF ROOF FELL ON HIM CRUSHING HIS HEAD
Reportable incidents
4 on file (excluding fatalities above)1986 · 1 incident
Ga-Ran Corp · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF ROCK F9LL OUT OF ROOF ON VICTIM HAND.
1985 · 3 incidents
June 13, 1985
WV · Coal
lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Newport Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
I.NAME WAS SETTING JACKS ON WILCOX MINER - AND SLIP OF ROOF FELL ON HIM.
Newport Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
THE ROOF FALL OCCURRED MAINLY BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS OPERATOR DID NOT DETECT THE ADVERSE ROOF CONDITIONS WHICH WAS A SLIPPERY HORSE BACK THAT COULD OF BEEN DETECTED IT PROPER PRECONDITIONS HAND BEEN TAKEN DURING THE BOLTING CYCLE THIS FAL DID NOT IMPAIR VENTALATION OR IMPEDE PASSAGE THE FALL MEASURED 35 FT LONG 20 FT WIDE AND 3 1/2 TO 4 FT HIGH
Big Lump Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE TRAMMED ROOF BOLTER OVER HIS HAND