FELL BACKWARDS WHILE PULLING ON A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON TOP OF MINER LANDING ON A CORNER FRAME OF MINER INJURING LOWER BACK.
Mine No 1: 17 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4604693). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 1994–1996
- Latest incident
- Jun 1996
- Mary Lynn Coal Company Inc 1975 to 1976
- Rose Branch Development Company 1976 to 1978
- Rose Branch Development Company 1978 to 1994
- Lumbar Inc 1994 to 1997
- Bearco Mining Company Inc 1997 to present
Mine No 1 sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
17 on file1996 · 2 incidents
TWISTED RIGHT KNEE WHILE OPERATING ROOF BOLTER MACHINE INSTALLING ROOF BOLT.
1995 · 10 incidents
CLIMBING OUT OF SCOOP AND HIT HAND.
PUTTING RIPPER JACK ON C/M AND STRAINED SHOULDER PULLING ON JACK.
PUTTING UP #3 BOLT IN 2 (SECOND) ROW IN FACE OF #7. (6 FT HIGH) ROCK FELL FROM THE FACE AREA FIRST AND STOOD UP AND FELL PUSHING OPERATOR INTO PINNER. ROCK SIZE, 5 FT LONG, 4 FT WIDE, 2 IN THI CK.
ROCK FALL IN #10 ENTRY 2 BRKS INBY SPAD #532. AREA OF ADVERSE ROOF FALL 3'H X 14'L X 20' W. TIMBERED AND CRIBBED AREA OFF. NO LONGER MINING #8 -9-10 ENTRIES.
S/C TRAILING CABLE HUNG UNDER TIRE WHEN CABLE CAME LOOSE STRUCK VICTIM ON KNEE.
SC OPER RAN OVER A ROCK IN ROADWAY THROWING OPER INTO CANOPY INJURED ONE RIB.
OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR, HIT A HOLE IN ROADWAY AND BOUNCED HIM AGAINST CANOPY.
STRUCK LEFT THUMB & HAND WITH HAMMER
MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY SECTION IS DRY
MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF WAY.
1994 · 5 incidents
RUNNING MINER AND BOUNCED OUT OF ROCK AND COAL TWISTING EE AID INJURY LOWER BACK.
OUTSIDE UNLOADING SCOOP AND STEPPED IN HOLE TWISTING ANKLE.
PULLING ROCK OFF BELT AND TRAINED BACK.
MOVING C/M CABLE OUT OF WAY
SAT DOWN IN #8 HEADING TO EAT AND PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL BETWEEN PINS 3' X 2" X 2" THICK AND STRUCK VICTIM ON ANKLE (LEFT).