Mining Incidents

Mine #1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Jeremiah Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Murphy Wilson
Wharncliffe, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606659

MSHA record for Mine #1 (mine ID 4606659). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Sep 1983
Ownership history
  1. Capitol Energy Mining Company 1983 to 1984
  2. H H & B Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1985
  3. Samara Coal Corp 1985 to 1986
  4. Morgan Energy Inc 1986 to 1986
  5. Jeremiah Coal Inc 1986 to 1986
  6. Jeremiah Coal Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine #1 sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.
Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1983 · 2 incidents

September 6, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Capitol Energy Mining Company · Struck by falling object

PINNING TOP AND A ROCK FELL ON HIS HAND

September 2, 1983 WV · Coal cutting machine helper, undercutter operator helper EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Capitol Energy Mining Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WAS DRILLING COAL WITH HYDRAULIC DRILL HYD HOSE BURSTED CAUSING OIL TO COVER BODY AND FUMES WERE INHALED INTO LUNGS