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Krissey No 1 Mine1: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Brock Mining Inc · Underground
Fairmont, Marion County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608246

MSHA record for Krissey No 1 Mine1 (mine ID 4608246). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1996
Latest incident
Mar 1996
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
1
inspections on record
5
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 5 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Angel Coal Company Inc 1992 to 1994
  2. Pitt-Fair Coal Company Inc 1994 to 1995
  3. Twin Hills Mining Inc 1995 to 1998
  4. Brock Mining Inc 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Krissey No 1 Mine1 sits in Marion County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.9% 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.
Marion County, West Virginia · Population 56,042
3.9%
Mining share of county employment
$67,537
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1996 · 4 incidents

March 20, 1996 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Twin Hills Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE INSTALLIHNG A ROOF BOLT, A PIECE OF ROFK FELL THROUGH THE ATRS STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE MUSCLE ABOVE THE LEFT KNEE.

February 29, 1996 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Twin Hills Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT. WHEN HE PUT HIS LEFT HAND ON THE TIGHTENING WRENCH, THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE ROOF BOLT.

February 22, 1996 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Twin Hills Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS POUNDING A ROOF BOLT DRILL STEEL AGAINST THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE HE WAS OPERATINGIN ORDER TO DISLODGE DUST THAT HAD PLUGGED THE STEEL. HE STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER AGAINST TH E MACHINE, RESULTING IN A BROKEN BONE.

February 12, 1996 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Twin Hills Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE SLIPPED & FELL ON A SNOWY ROAD & HURT HIS RIGHT KNEE.