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Mine No 1: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Midway Coals Inc · Surface
Controlled by Fry William Joe
Sharples, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607197

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4607197). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1986–1992
Latest incident
Dec 1992
Ownership history
  1. Midway Coals Inc 1986 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
July 20, 1992 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Midway Coals Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A BROKEN THRU SHAFT IN THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL BROKE ALLOWING THE LOADED TRUCK TO FREEWHEEL ON THE DESCENT OF A 22 PERCENT GRADE THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO JUMP FROM THE RUNAWAY TRUCK AND WAS RAN OVER BY THE REAR TANDEMS THE CRUSHING INJURIES TO HIS LOWER TORSO RESULTED IN HIS DEATH.

Reportable incidents

5 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1992 · 2 incidents

December 11, 1992 WV · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor MACHINERY
Midway Coals Inc · Struck by falling object

A SMALL ROCK FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL STRIKING EE ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD

September 16, 1992 WV · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Midway Coals Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

BENT OVER TO PICK UP SMALL PUMP & TWISTED HIS BACK

1990 · 1 incident

1989 · 1 incident

February 15, 1989 WV · Coal auger helper MACHINERY
Midway Coals Inc · Struck by falling object

A SMALL ROCK FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL & BOUNCED INTO THE AUGER STRIKING I. NAME ON THE FOOT

1986 · 1 incident

June 14, 1986 WV · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Midway Coals Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ASSEMB.ING AUGE9 AND MOVING DRILL STEEL. CAUGHT FINGER IN HOOK USED TO MOVE DRILL STEEL NOTIE THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO SHOW THE CORRECT DATE OF OCCURRENCE AS BEING 6-14-86 INSTEAD OF 7-14-86, AS WA8 SHOWN ON THE PREVIOUS REPORT DATED 9-26-86.