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Mine No 1: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Little Hope Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Cline Larry
Holden, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606307

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4606307). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Jul 1985
Ownership history
  1. Little Hope Mining Inc 1981 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

3 on file

1985 · 2 incidents

July 27, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Little Hope Mining Inc · Fall down stairs

MAN WAS STANDING ON LADDER HANGING MINER CABLE WHILE COMMING DOWN LADDER HE JUMPED FROM LOWER PART OF STEPS AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE WHEN LANDING

April 17, 1985 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Little Hope Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

MAN WAS HELPING ON MINER WATCHING CABLE. STANDING BETWEEN #1 AND #2 ROOMS WHEN A LOOSE PIECE OF COAL FELL OFF OF RIB AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND CATCHING HIS RIGHT ANKL E AND FOOT.

1984 · 1 incident

August 13, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Little Hope Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN WAS BOLTING TOP AND GLOVE ON LEFT HAND GOT FOWLED IN DRILL STEEL AND FRACTURED AND LACERATED RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.