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Mine No 1: 12 reportable incidents Coal

Delbarton Mining Corp · Underground
Controlled by Ramey C A
Delbarton, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604839

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4604839). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1983–1991
Latest incident
Mar 1991
Ownership history
  1. Adanac Coal Company Inc 1975 to 1984
  2. Jamie Coal Corp 1984 to 1986
  3. P K Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1986
  4. Four-O-Mining Company Inc 1986 to 1987
  5. Dark Hollow Mining Corp 1987 to 1990
  6. Delbarton Mining Corp 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

12 on file

1991 · 3 incidents

March 8, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler ELECTRICAL
Delbarton Mining Corp · Contact with electrical current

MAN WAS PULLING TRAILING WHEN CAME IN CONTACT WITH ELEC. COND.

February 4, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delbarton Mining Corp · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

PITCHING A TIMBER COMPLAINED WITH BACK PAIN

1990 · 2 incidents

August 30, 1990 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler OTHER
Delbarton Mining Corp · Unclassified, insufficient data

MAN STATED HE HAD NECK PAIN HE TOLD EMPL THAT HE WASN'T INJ AT MINE. THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED LATE BECAUSE EMPL WAS UNAWARE THAT THIS INJ WAS JOB RELATED.

August 14, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delbarton Mining Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STATED HE HURT BACK WHILE LIFTING MOTOR.

1989 · 2 incidents

August 20, 1989 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dark Hollow Mining Corp · Struck against stationary object

CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON A PIECE OF MEDAL THAT WAS ON THE ROOF JACK.

August 8, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dark Hollow Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS ABCK DOCTOR REPORT BRUISED BACK.

1988 · 1 incident

December 16, 1988 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Dark Hollow Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

FOREMAN WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT WHEN HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN DRILL HEAD & ROOF.

1987 · 1 incident

November 6, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Dark Hollow Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS DRIL5ING WITH THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN DRILL POT AND DRILL STEEL

1983 · 3 incidents