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Mine No 1: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Clifftop, Fayette County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605597

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4605597). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Dec 1986
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
1
inspections on record
8
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 8 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Cannon Coal Company Inc 1977 to 1982
  2. Erlon Coal Company 1982 to 1985
  3. Vickie Lynn Mining Company Inc 1985 to 1986
  4. Babcock Mining Inc 1986 to 1987
  5. Mc Million Enp Inc 1987 to 1987
  6. Craft Coal Company 1987 to 1988
  7. Shaker Run Coal Company Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 1 sits in Fayette County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.0% 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.
Fayette County, West Virginia · Population 39,987
3.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,672
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1986 · 8 incidents

December 5, 1986 WV · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Babcock Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS TI1HTENING BITS IN CUTTER BAR WITH BOLT WRENCH. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE PULLING ON WRENCH-HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

October 21, 1986 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Babcock Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE SCOOP LOST 7HE BRAKES & HE HIT THE RIB & BRUISED HIS LEG.

October 19, 1986 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Babcock Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMP HIT HIS H E5D ON TOP WHILE TRAMMING SCOOP, THE TOP WAS LOW & HE STOVED HIS NECK

October 3, 1986 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Babcock Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

STOVE NECK AND 6ACK HAD NUMBNESS AND PAIN AFTER HITTING HEAD AGAINST ROOF BOLT AND STOVED NECK

September 29, 1986 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Babcock Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

SCOOP OPERATOR 4AS GOING THROUGH A MINE CURTAIN AND RAN INTO A LOW BROW SHOVING HIM DOWN INTO THE DECK OF THE SCOOP.

August 7, 1986 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Babcock Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SCOOP TRAVELING3FROM OUTSIDE APPROX. 70 INBY. THE OPERATORS LEG WAS JAMMED BETWEEN A ROOF BOLT AND THE BASE OF THE SCOOP, ROOF BOLT PLATE CAUSING A CUT ON THE UPPER LEG, AND BREAKING THE LOWE R LEG. 3