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Johnstown No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by James H Atkinson
Harrison, Barbour County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608112

Johnstown No 1 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1994.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1994–1995
Latest incident
Aug 1995
Ownership history
  1. Bridgeport Mining Company 1991 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)
1996 0
1995 7 24,713
1994 9 51,561
1993 9 68,619
1992 7 63,065
1991 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Johnstown No 1 sits in Barbour County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.8% 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.
Barbour County, West Virginia · Population 15,454
6.8%
Mining share of county employment
$48,347
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 · 1 incident

August 14, 1995 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bridgeport Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

SURFACE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE HAD WORKER UP IN IN MIDDLE OF NIGHT 8-15-95 AT 2:30AM WITH PAIN IN HIS BACK EMPLOYEE CALLED OFF FROM WORK 8-15-95. HE STATED PAIN IN BACK WAS NOT WORK RELATED UNTIL 8-28-95. WHE EMPLOYEE INFORMED THE COMPANYALLEGING THAT PAIN IN BACK WAS WORK RELATED FROMSHOVELING SPILLAGE ON 8-14-95.

1994 · 1 incident