Mining Incidents

Mine No 1: 14 reportable incidents Coal

Forest Hills Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Scott Frankie
Stollings, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604444

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4604444). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1984–1990
Latest incident
May 1990
Ownership history
  1. Logan Coals Inc 1974 to 1976
  2. Sunbeam Energy Inc 1976 to 1990
  3. Cobra Coal Company 1978 to 1979
  4. Workman Mining Inc 1981 to 1982
  5. Big Foot Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1986
  6. Guyana Resources Inc 1986 to 1987
  7. T N T Mining Inc 1987 to 1990
  8. Forest Hills Coal Company 1990 to 1990
  9. Forest Hills Coal Company 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 1 sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

1990 · 1 incident

May 24, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Forest Hills Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

RINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN BOOM ON ATRS SUPPORT ARM & TOP RESULTING IN LOSS OF RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND FROM 2ND JOINT.

1987 · 8 incidents

June 4, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
T N T Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

STOVED THUMP UP2 PIECE OF DRILL STEEL CAUGHT HIM.

April 3, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T N T Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CARRYING STRAP 6OARDS TO BUILD BRIDGE OVER WATER HOLE.

March 19, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Guyana Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING BELT WI7H CHANEL LOCKS FLIP CHANEL LOCK HIT RIGHT EYE.

February 18, 1987 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Guyana Resources Inc · Contact with electrical current

REMOVING HIVOLT5GE CABLE FROM SECTION POWER CENTER WHEN POWER WENT OFF WHICH WAS KNOCKED FROM INSIDE THE OUTSIDE MAN I.NAME TOLD BY MINE FOREMAN TO PUT POWER IN.

January 19, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Guyana Resources Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING MINER C5BLE TO HANG IT PULLED BACK.

January 19, 1987 WV · Coal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management POWERED HAULAGE
Guyana Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEAD S/C WHEEL 3N MANBUS TIRE HIT TOP CAME BACK ON LEFT LEG.

1986 · 2 incidents

1985 · 1 incident

May 22, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Big Foot Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

SITTING ON A RIB & A PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM THE ROOF AND HIT THE WORKER ON THE RIGHT LEG

1984 · 2 incidents

September 4, 1984 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Big Foot Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJ PULLED ROCK OFF BELT WHILE IT WAS RUNNING -IT THROWED HAND INTO TOP.

August 20, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Big Foot Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

DRAW ROCK FELL - INJURED - BACK-RIGHT SHOULDER - RIBS - ELBOW