Mine No 1 (1): 1 recorded fatality Coal

Cab B Leasing Inc · Underground

Controlled by Lough Chad

Coalwood, Mcdowell County, WV · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4607546

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (1) (mine ID 4607546). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 11
Years on record: 1989–1997
Latest incident: Oct 1997

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2018

inspections on record

inspection hours

n/a

citations per 100 inspection hours

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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.

Rate withheld: 7 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Ownership history

Burke Mountain Trucking Company Inc 1988 to 1990
Mudhole Mining Inc 1990 to 1991
Bottom Creek Mining Inc 1991 to 1993
Race Trucking & Construction Company 1993 to 1994
Cab B Leasing Inc 1994 to 1995
Cab B Leasing Inc 1995 to present

Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

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.

McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413

13.0%

Mining share of county employment

$29,980

Median household income

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

November 13, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Bottom Creek Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE TRAVELING TO THE OUTSIDE BY WAY OF THE BELTLINE.THEY BOTH WERE OPERATING SCOOPS.THE BATTERIES WERE LOW ON THE 1ST SCOOP AND WAS BEING PUSHED BY THE 2ND ONE.THE 2ND ONE START ED BACKWARDS, INTO THE BELTLINE RESULTING IN INSTANT DEATH DUE TO INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND CHEST.

Reportable incidents

10 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1997 · 3 incidents

October 27, 1997 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE

Cab B Leasing Inc · Struck against stationary object

HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TOP WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR. THE RESULTS WAS PULLED NECK MUSCLES.

May 1, 1997 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE

Cab B Leasing Inc · Struck against stationary object

WAS OPERATING SCOUP ON 1ST LEFT SECTION AND TOLDHIS BOSS HE GOT HIS HEAD IN TO THE OP WHILE DOING CLEAN UP WORK. (EE HAS NOT REPORTED TO MINE MANAGEMENT ABOUT INJURY)

January 10, 1997 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Cab B Leasing Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS TO HAVE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE PULLING MINER CABLE, BUT NO EVIDENCE IN DR'S REPORT.

1994 · 1 incident

February 6, 1994 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE

Race Trucking & Construction Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FORMAN WAS OPERATING SCOOP AND CAUGHT 3 FINGERS BETWEEN SWIVEL PART OF SCOOP MASHING THEM.

1992 · 1 incident

May 23, 1992 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Bottom Creek Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING WRENCH IT SLIPPED H;IT IN L EYE

1991 · 1 incident

January 28, 1991 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

Mudhole Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DURING ROOFBOLTING CYCLE MAN INJURED HIS BACK HE IS NOT SURE HOW INJURY OCCURED PROBABLY BENDING OR REACH ING FOR DRILL STEEL OR ROOFBOLT

1990 · 3 incidents

November 26, 1990 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Mudhole Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

NO INJURY OCCURRED. IMMEDIATE TOP FELL, ABOUT 5 FT. THICK. 18 FT WIDE, 50 FT LONG. TOP WAS FULLY BOLTED. FELL WITH BOLTS IN PLACE. ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN RETURN.

September 20, 1990 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Burke Mountain Trucking Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS IN FACE OF #5 ENTRY, ROCK FELL OFF MINER HIT ON TOP OF RIGHT HAND.

February 23, 1990 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Burke Mountain Trucking Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

INJURED WAS PULLING MINER CABLE & FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LOW BACK. ACCIDENT REPORTED 2/26/90.

1989 · 1 incident

October 12, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Burke Mountain Trucking Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED WAS GETTING OUT OF MANTRIP AND STEP OUT OF CAR AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE PUTTING PRESSURE ON HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG BREAKING IT.