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Mine No 1: 4 reportable incidents Coal

D & A Resources Inc · Underground
Controlled by Swartz James C Jr
Clifftop, Fayette County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606581

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4606581). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1985–1987
Latest incident
Nov 1987
Ownership history
  1. Jls Coal Corp 1982 to 1984
  2. Robell Mining Inc 1984 to 1985
  3. L & E Inc 1985 to 1987
  4. Ackley-Houston Corp 1987 to 1987
  5. Inco Coal Corp 1987 to 1987
  6. D & A Resources Inc 1987 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

4 on file

1987 · 1 incident

November 24, 1987 WV · Coal rodman, surveyor/transit helper POWERED HAULAGE
D & A Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE INJURED WAS3PART OF A CONTRACT SPAD CREW THAT HAD JUST SET SPADS IN OUR MINE.ON THE WAY OUTSIDE HE ALLOWED HIS FOOT TO HANG OUTSIDE OF THE MANTRIP.HIS FOOT WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE MANTRIP. 3

1986 · 1 incident

January 7, 1986 WV · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper MACHINERY
L & E Inc · Struck by flying object

ROCK FLEW OUT O0 SHAKER SCREEN.

1985 · 2 incidents

December 12, 1985 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
L & E Inc · Struck by falling object

TOP FELL OUT BE7WEEN ROOF BOLTS WHEN MINER OPERATOR WAS TAKIN UP CABLE SLACK TO SET ROOF JACK. BOLTS WERE IN PLACE ON 4 INCH CENTERS.

December 12, 1985 WV · Coal timberman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
L & E Inc · Struck by falling object

TOP FELL BETWEE3 ROOF BOLTS WHEN MINER OPERATOR WAS TAKING UP CABLE SLACK TO SET ROOF JACK. BOLTS WERE IN PLACE ON 4 INCH CENTERS.