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Mine No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Grizzly Mining Inc · Underground
Erbacon, Webster County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605772

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4605772). 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
1985
Latest incident
Aug 1985
Ownership history
  1. Fry Industries Inc 1978 to 1980
  2. Juliana Mining Company Inc 1980 to 1983
  3. Grizzly Mining Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 1 sits in Webster County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 7.2% 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.
Webster County, West Virginia · Population 8,253
7.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,061
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

1985 · 2 incidents

August 16, 1985 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Grizzly Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

WAS RIDING MANTRIP SLED ON WAY OUT OF MINE AT QUITTING TIME AT APPROXIMATLY 3:10P.M. END OF SLED RUNNER USED TO DRAG SLED ON BROKE AT END OF SLED TO RAISE UP,CAUSING I NAME TO BUMP MINE ROOF.H HE WAS RIDING LEFT REAR CORNER OF SLED.

April 22, 1985 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Grizzly Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE SCOOP OPERATOR RAN OVER A LUMP OF COAL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE MINE ROOF STRAINING HIS NECK