Mining Incidents

Mine No 1: 15 reportable incidents Coal

C J Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Kidd James E
Delbarton, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604269

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4604269). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1983–1991
Latest incident
Jun 1991
Ownership history
  1. Adanac Coal Company Inc 1974 to 1986
  2. C & W Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1989
  3. Little Lump Coal Inc 1989 to 1990
  4. C J Mining Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 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

15 on file

1991 · 2 incidents

June 25, 1991 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
C J Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER IN NO 2 HDG HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY.ROOF BOLTER ACCIDENTALLY CAME SIDEWAYS HITTING HIS RIGHT FOOT BRUISING IT.

May 2, 1991 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
C J Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING 482 S & S SCOOP HAULING COAL WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY CAUGHT HIS HEAD BETWEEN HEAD GUARD ON SCOOP AND ROOF.

1988 · 5 incidents

November 15, 1988 WV · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
C & W Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

HIS HAT FELL OFF WHILE HE WAS FIDING A THREE WHEELER TO THE SECTION. HE COULD NOT SEE AND RAN INTO A RIB.

1987 · 5 incidents

December 30, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
C & W Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PINNING TOP REA7HED OVER TO PUT DRILL STEEL IN H OLE & PULLED BACK

November 11, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
C & W Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TORQUING A ROOF3BOLT WRENCH SLIPPED TWISTING BACK

October 21, 1987 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
C & W Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

TRAMMING MINER 4INER JOLTED HURTING BACK

April 3, 1987 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & W Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

LACERATED LEFT 2AND ON BELT ROLLER INSIDE N.MINEWAS THROWING A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE,HIT HAND AGAINST BELT ROLLER.

1985 · 1 incident

November 5, 1985 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Adanac Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

HOOKING UP MANTRIP OUTSIDE OF OPERATORS DECK. HIT CONTROL PADDLE AND TRAMED BACK AT HIM.

1983 · 2 incidents

July 14, 1983 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Adanac Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TOWING 3-WHEEL PERSONNEL CARRIER TWO ROPE CAME LOOSE -DOTSON GRABBED TOW ROPE WRAPPING AROUND HIS ARM TRYING TO HOLD ON

May 11, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Adanac Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INSTALLING LAST BOLT IN LAST ROW NEXT TO FACE CAUGHT TRAM LEVER PINNING HIMSELF AGAINST FACE.