Mining Incidents

Marion No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Marion County, Marion County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608606

Marion No 1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1997.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1997
Latest incident
May 1997
Ownership history
  1. Stanley Industries Inc 1996 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)
1999 5 4,790
1998 8 107,995
1997 9 84,901
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Marion No 1 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

1 on file

1997 · 1 incident

May 13, 1997 WV · Coal drill operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Stanley Industries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CARPAL TUNNEL---HAPPENED GRADUALLY.