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Mine No 1: 10 reportable incidents Coal

P S B Mining Company · Underground
Controlled by Smith Robert L
Williamson, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606603

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4606603). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1983–1990
Latest incident
Apr 1990
Ownership history
  1. Mc Namee Resources Inc 1982 to 1987
  2. Psb Mining Company 1987 to 1989
  3. P S B Mining Company 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 1 sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.
Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1990 · 1 incident

April 5, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
P S B Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BOLTING,TWISTED AROUND AND HURT LOWER PART OF BACK.

1989 · 8 incidents

December 21, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
P S B Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED LEFT SHOULDER AND LOWER BACK. WAS RUNNING A S.C. WHEN IT BOUNCED AND HIT THE TOP CAUSING HIM TO HIT THE S.C.

June 20, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Psb Mining Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

MAKING UP CENTER LINE NOZZLE BROKE OFF PAINT CAN, PAINT SPRAYED IN EYE.

June 19, 1989 WV · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
Psb Mining Company · Struck by flying object

WAS IN PROCESS OF BUILDING PERMANENT STOPPING, WHILE CUTTING A CINDER BLOCK, PIECES OF THE BLOCK FLEW IN RIGHT EYE.

May 24, 1989 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Psb Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VIBRATION OF MINER CABLE CAUSED BACK PAIN.

May 23, 1989 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Psb Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LOADING TIMBERS PERSON SLIPPED AND INJURED HIS LEFT KNEE.

March 28, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) STRIKING OR BUMPING
Psb Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE WALKING ACROSS SECTON HE HIT HIS HEAD ON ROOF BOLT AND INJURED NECK.

February 28, 1989 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Psb Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHUTTLE CAR STUCK ON FEEDER CHAIN CAME LOOSE WHILE PULLING SHUTTLE CAR OFF FEEDER & STRUCK PERSON IN KNEE.

1983 · 1 incident

August 8, 1983 WV · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
Mc Namee Resources Inc · Struck by powered moving object

OFF LOADING BOLTS FROM SCOOP BUCKET AND PIN MACHINE RAN INTO LEG -CUT LEFT LEG.