Kanawha Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SHUTTLECAR CAUGHT TIMBER IN BUMLMPER CAUSING INJURY TO FOOT
Madison No 1 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Madison No 1 Mine (mine ID 4602843). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Oct 1983
Ownership history
- Kanawha Coal Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Madison No 1 Mine sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1983 · 3 incidents
Kanawha Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE POINT IN THE NO 3 TRACK ENTRY 36" X 5/8" BP TS WERE BEING USED THE FALL MEASURED 60\ X 14\ X 4\
September 1, 1983
WV · Coal
roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kanawha Coal Company · Struck by falling object
AFTER PUSHING PILLAR BLOCK #7 THROUGH WORKMEN WERE PREPARING TO INSTALL BREAKER POST WHEN DRAW ROCK FELL ON VICTIM.