Mining Incidents

Mine #1: 10 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Staley James L
Summersville, Nicholas County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607362

MSHA record for Mine #1 (mine ID 4607362). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1989–1990
Latest incident
Jun 1990
Ownership history
  1. Big Fork Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1988
  2. Big Valley Coal Corp 1988 to 1990
  3. Southern Land Development Company 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine #1 sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% 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.
Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 24,446
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,280
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1990 · 5 incidents

June 4, 1990 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Big Valley Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE PLACING A WHEEL UNIT ON A SHUTTLE CAR BY USING A COME-A-LONG THE HOISTING UNTI SLIPPED AND THE RIGHT FOREARM OF THE EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WHEEL UNIT AND THE FRAME OF THE SHUTTL E CAR.

April 12, 1990 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Big Valley Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOFBOLTS & STRUCK SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR ON HEAD & SHOULDER.

April 7, 1990 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Big Valley Coal Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

WAS CUTTING ANCHOR PIN INTO MIENR HEAD AND BLEW SHAG INTO HIS FACE.

March 12, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Big Valley Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

AFTER BOLTING A PLACE, EMPLOYEE WAS FOLLOWING BOLTER OUT OF AREA WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP BETWEEN RIB AND BOLT AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S FOOT.

March 7, 1990 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Big Valley Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE HIT POTHOLE WHILE OPERATING BATTERY TRACTOR & HIT HEAD AGAINST TOP & BRUISED NECK

1989 · 5 incidents

November 24, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Valley Coal Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

GOT FIBER SEAL ON RIGHT WRIST WHILE PLATERING PUMP HOUSE.

October 30, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Big Valley Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUT RIGHT HAND ON BOLTER BOOM WHILE IT WAS RAISING AND CAUGHT HIS MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN BOOM AND ATRS.

August 24, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Big Valley Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAD HAND RESTING ON ROOF BOLTER FRAME AND GOT HADN CAUGHT WHILE RAISING HEAD TO BOLT.

June 13, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Big Valley Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

RIBBED SHUTTLE CAR THROUGH CARELESSNESS SUFFEREDFBRUISE & MINOR CUT ON LEFT ANKLE

May 31, 1989 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Big Valley Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WASS REPARING BATTERY POWERED ROCKDUSTER, VICTIM THOUGHT HE HAD TRIPPED BREAKER, HE OPERATED THE SWITCH AND SCROLL ROLLER CAUGHT HIS FINGER.