Mining Incidents

Mine No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Preece Homer & George
Borderland, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604350

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4604350). 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
1983–1984
Latest incident
Jul 1984
Ownership history
  1. Sandra Coal Corp 1974 to 1980
  2. Four-H Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1983
  3. Preece Bros Coal Company Inc 1983 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

2 on file

1984 · 1 incident

July 12, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Preece Bros Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE SETTING CAST BOLT THE ATRSSTRUCK I.NAME IN BACK BY FALLING ON HIM

1983 · 1 incident

May 12, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Four-H Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTER WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF COAL ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE GENERAL ABRASION OF LEFT EYE