Miami Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING UP ON GATE WHICH CLOSES ROAD TO THE MINE, PULLED MUSCLES.
Lewis No 1: 7 reportable incidents Coal
Miami Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
William E Konya; Steve A Konya
Linn,
Lewis County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606332
MSHA record for Lewis No 1 (mine ID 4606332). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1984–1985
- Latest incident
- Jun 1985
Ownership history
- Miami Coal Company 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Lewis No 1 sits in Lewis County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 8.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Lewis County, West Virginia · Population 16,808
8.1%
Mining share of county employment
$52,279
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file1985 · 3 incidents
May 23, 1985
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Miami Coal Company · Struck by falling object
ROCK BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS FELL AND STRUCK MINER ON THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT HIP.
Miami Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
WAS CROSSING AN ICY AREA NEAR MINE ENTRANCE FELL AND FRACTURED HIS KNEE
1984 · 4 incidents
October 8, 1984
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Miami Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MINER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING A SPOUT IN OIL WITH A WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND INJURED RIGHT EYE
Miami Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I NAME WAS BUMPED BY THE CONTINUOUS MINER.
Miami Coal Company · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL FROM ROOF AND STRUCK I.NAME ON THE BAK. CONTUSION OF HEAD, SPRAINED NECK AND ABRASIONS ON THE BASE OF THE NECK. NO HOSPITALIZATION.
Miami Coal Company · Struck by falling object
A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOOF HIT SUPPORT POST WHICH IN TURN HIT MR KONYA RIGHT LEG AND BROKE IT MR KONYA WAS TAKEN VIA LEWIS COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD TO STONEWALL JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL A AND TRANSPORTED TO FAIRMONT GEN. HOSP. WHERE HE IS CURRENTLY HOSP.