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Mine No 1: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Wilcoal Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Williams Eugene
Davella, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513750

Mine No 1 has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1986–1988
Latest incident
Jul 1988
Ownership history
  1. West Virginia Solid Energy Inc 1982 to 1990
  2. Wilcoal Mining Inc 1990 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)
1990 22 44,976
1989 28 177,808
1988 27 147,520
1987 19 93,939
1986 19 102,535
1985 19 20,000
1984 14 36,132
1983 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine No 1 sits in Martin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 8.0% 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.
Martin County, Kentucky · Population 11,181
8.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,185
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

July 26, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
West Virginia Solid Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS OPERATING PIINNER WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER ON PIINNER STEEL & CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

April 20, 1988 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
West Virginia Solid Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

DURING PULLING AND LIFTING BELT AND STRUCTURE AND LOADING INTO SCOOP BUCKET CAUSING A STRAIN OR RUPTURE THE LOWER ABOMEN ACTED.

1987 · 2 incidents

November 9, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
West Virginia Solid Energy Inc · Flash burns (welding)

ELECTRICAL FLAS2 WHIEL WIRING UP A WELDER

1986 · 1 incident

September 3, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver ELECTRICAL
West Virginia Solid Energy Inc · Contact with electrical current

EMPLOYEE PULLED3A WIRE OUT OF A BREAKER WITH OUT KNOCK BREAKER STUPID ACT. I SAW HIM DO IT AND COULD NOT GET TO HIM IN TIME TO STEP HIM. HE STATED AT THAT TENSION THAT IUT DID NOT HURT HIM. L ATER HE SAID IT3BURNT HIM HAND.