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Mine No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

G & E Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Murphy Wilson
Williamson, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606938

Mine No 1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Dec 1985
Ownership history
  1. G & E Coal Corp 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1987 0
1986 6 3,084
1985 11 17,047
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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

1 on file

1985 · 1 incident

December 16, 1985 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
G & E Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

RUNNING SHUTTLE3CAR OUT OF #4 HDG THROUGH CROSS-CUT TO #5 HDG CAUGHT ARM AGAINST RIB & TORE MUSCLE