Mining Incidents

Mays Run No 1 Mine: 23 reportable incidents Coal

Mepco Inc · Underground
Morgantown, Monongalia County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608381

MSHA record for Mays Run No 1 Mine (mine ID 4608381). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
23
Years on record
1994–1998
Latest incident
Mar 1998
Ownership history
  1. Mepco Inc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mays Run No 1 Mine sits in Monongalia County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.1% 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.
Monongalia County, West Virginia · Population 106,520
2.1%
Mining share of county employment
$62,704
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

23 on file

1998 · 1 incident

March 6, 1998 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Mepco Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ WAS UNLOADING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET & CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND UNDER BUCKET BETWEEN THE BOTTOM OF THE BUCKET AND THE MINE FLOORINJ WAS IN THE BUCKET OF THE SCOOP WHEN THE ACCI DENT OCCURRED. LOST 21/2 FINGERS

1997 · 3 incidents

April 2, 1997 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mepco Inc · Struck by falling object

DROPPED DRILL STEEL ON FINGERS WHILE TAKING IT OUT OF HOLE.

February 24, 1997 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mepco Inc · Accident type, without injuries

1 BLK INBY HIGH WALL #4 HDG. TOP DETERIORATED AROUND CRIBS AND FELL BETWEEN CRIBS.

1996 · 1 incident

May 9, 1996 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mepco Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AREA MINED 5-93 AREA DETERIORATED CRIBS AND POST WERE PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED.

1995 · 9 incidents

October 4, 1995 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mepco Inc · Struck against stationary object

TRAMMING MANTRIP STRUCK ABOVE EYE ON ROOF BOLT.

July 12, 1995 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Mepco Inc · Struck against stationary object

WALKING UP BELT HEADING STUCK COLLAR BONE ON HEADER BOARD.

June 30, 1995 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mepco Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT PIECE OF ROCK APPROX. 12" DIAMETER AND 5" THICK FELL STRIKING LITTLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.

June 15, 1995 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mepco Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 2 BLKS OUTBY FACE #5 HDG 4 WAY INTERSECTION 06-16-95 FALL CONTINUED TO XCUT TO OF INCLUDING #6 INTERSECTION

1994 · 9 incidents

December 28, 1994 WV · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mepco Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS OPENING AIRLOCK DOOR 1 BLK INBY PIT MOUTH SLIPPED & TWISTED KNEE

October 5, 1994 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mepco Inc · Accident type, without injuries

X CUT CUT THRU TO A BOLTED PLACE WAS LEFT STADNING OVERNIGHT SLICKEN SIDE IN X CUT AND CUT THRU CAUSING PLACE TO FALL.

September 14, 1994 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mepco Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STRAIGHTING BOLT DURING INSTALTION PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT ARM.

September 6, 1994 WV · Coal rock duster FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mepco Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK 2' WIDE 2 1/2 FT LONG AND 6" THICK FELL BETWEEN BOLT SSTRICKING SCOOP OPERATOR.

August 1, 1994 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mepco Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN #3 HEADING. APPROX 2 BLOCKS OUTBY FACE.APPROX 8' HIGH AND 30' LONG, WAS BOLTED WITH 5' AND 6' RESIN BOLTS.

July 29, 1994 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mepco Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN 1 HEADING APPROX. 2 BLOCKS OUTBY FACE APPROX. 8 FT HIGH AND 60 FT WORK. WAS BOLTED W/ 5' & 6' RESIN BOLTS.