P E I Inc · Struck by falling object
WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS AT THE FACE. A PORTION OF FELL ON THE ROOF BOLTER HELPER INJURING HIS RIGHT HIP.
Mine No 1: 21 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4606381). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 21
- Years on record
- 1990–1993
- Latest incident
- Apr 1993
Ownership history
- Prestwood Company Inc 1981 to 1989
- P E I Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine No 1 sits in Randolph County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.6% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Randolph County, West Virginia · Population 27,782
2.6%
Mining share of county employment
$55,057
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
21 on file1993 · 2 incidents
January 8, 1993
WV · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
P E I Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
#2 ENTRY BELT HEADING WORKING ON MINER USING SLATE BAR PRYING DOWN ON SWING CASE OF MINER & LIFTING WITH SLATE BAR
1992 · 5 incidents
P E I Inc · Accident type, without injuries
HIGHWALL SLOGHING, ROCK FELL DAMAGING #3 PORTAL.
P E I Inc · Accident type, without injuries
95349N #1 ENTRY. TRAVELED DOWN RETURN AT #2 CROSSCUT TO #3 CROSSCUT ROOF FALL WAS OBSERVED. AT #3 BREAK A MANDOOR WAS THERE. PURPOSE OF TRAVELING WAS TO SET A PERMISSIBLE PUMP IN RETURN. FALL 35573H 75' LONG, 16' WIDE, 8' HIGH.
P E I Inc · Accident type, without injuries
?3055TRY INTAKE, FIRE BOSS RUN, INTAKE BREAK #21. FROM #3 ENTRY CROSSCUT TO #4 ENTRY. INTERSECTION FELL DANGERED OFF BOTH ENDS. FALL SIZE 20' LONG, 18' WIDE. 6' TO 7 1/2' THICK. AREA FULL BOLT 54069TH 6' RESIN BOLTS WITH HALF HEADERS.
P E I Inc · Accident type, without injuries
?3095TAKE FIREBOSS RUN, BREAK #14 ROCK FELL OUT AROUND ROOF BOLTS. ROCK SIZE 24" THICK, 20' LONG, 16' WIDE. SPOT BOLTING FROM PORTAL TO SECTION. ROOF FALL.
P E I Inc · Accident type, without injuries
001 SECTION 2 BREAK INBY DRIFT MOUTH OF #2 ENTRY. OVERCAST AREA ROOF FALL OCCURRED. DESTROYING OVERCAST BLOCKING BOTH ESCAPEWAYS. MAJORITY OF FALL CLEANED UP PRYER TO HIS STARTING DATE OF 7-7- 92. SINCE THEN THIS AREA HAS BEEN SUPPORTED AND A OVERCAST HAS BEEN INSTALLED BACK.
1991 · 8 incidents
P E I Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
FRAM OBAIN CANE REPORT ON THE ROOF BOLTER AND BET HIS IN THE MIGHT LEG.
P E I Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HAMMERING ON A CHAIN AND A PIECE OF THE HAMMER CHIPPED OFF AND BECAME IMBEDDED IN LEFT FOREARM.
July 1, 1991
WV · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P E I Inc · Struck against stationary object
RAISED UP FROM UNDER LOADER AND BUMPED BACK OF HEAD.
June 20, 1991
WV · Coal
roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
P E I Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
CARRYING JACK TO ROOF BOLTER,SLIPPED & FELL TWISTING RIGHT KNEE.
P E I Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CRAWLING ACROSS BRIDGE, BRIDGE CAME ON AND CONVEYOR CHAIN THREW ME BACKWARD, RESULTING IN TWISTED NECK.
P E I Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
PULLING BOLTER CABLE, SLIPPED AND FELL, TWISTING LEFT KNEE.
P E I Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WALKING ALONG BRIDGE, BOTTOM ROUGH, STEPPED IN HOLE, TWISTING RIGHT KNEE.
February 26, 1991
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
P E I Inc · Struck by falling object
SMALL ROCK FELL FROM ROOF ON TO RT ARM DID NOT SEAK MEDICAL HELP
1990 · 6 incidents
P E I Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
SUSPECTED PINCHED RIGHT HAND INDEX MIDDLE & RING FINGER BETWEEN TRS SYSTEM ON TD 129 BOLTER & ARMS SUSPECT REACHED TO PULL HIMSLEF UP FROM KNEELING POSITION WHEN BOLTER OPERATOR LOWERED TRS DO WN WHICH RESULTED IN PINCHING FINGERS. MIDDLE FINGERWAS CUT OPEN & APPEARED TO BE BROKEN OTHER FINGERS WERE PINCHED BUT NO BLEEDING
December 7, 1990
WV · Coal
roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
P E I Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SUSPECTED TWISTED ANKLE AND KNEE WHEN FOOT BECAME LODGED BEWTEEN TWO BOARDS MAKING UP BRIDGE WAY UNDERGROUND. FEELS LIKE KNEE IS COMING OUT OF PLACE, WHEN HE PLACES PRESSURE ON IT SIDEWAYS.
July 13, 1990
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P E I Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
PULLED R GROING MUSCLES HERNIA WHILE LIFTING WOODEN BAR WITH OTHER E MP
June 10, 1990
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
P E I Inc · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISITING SCOOP OPERATOR TO PULL BOLT MACHINE WITH SCOOP WHEN SCOOP BUCKET KNOCKED HIM OFF BALANCE AND IN FALLING ON OUTSTRETCHED ARM SPRAINING WRIST AND BRUISING LEG.
June 9, 1990
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
P E I Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPL WAS ASSISTING ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WHEN PIECE OF ROCK SLID OFF X BAR STRICKING HIM ON RIGHT SHOULDER.
P E I Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL TURNING R.H. FROM X CUT FROM #2 TO #1 ENTRY. INTERSECTION WAS SUPPORTED WITH 6' RESIN BOLTS 3X9X16 BARS & 4"X4" I BEAMS. KING BAR WAS USED TO CATC H CROSS BARS BEFORE TIMBERS WERE REMOVED FROM END OF BARS. FRONT ON MACHINE BURIED.