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Mine No 1: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Thin Seams Inc · Underground
Gilbert, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607326

Mine No 1 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1987–1988
Latest incident
May 1988
Ownership history
  1. Thin Seams Inc 1987 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)
1988 19 49,258
1987 14 27,656
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

4 on file

1988 · 3 incidents

May 23, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Thin Seams Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE CLAIMED TO HAVE GOTTEN HURT ON 5-3-88 WORKED EVERY DAY AFTERWARDS UNTIL ON 5-24-88 THAT NIGHT HE NOTIFIED MANAGEMENT THAT HE WAS HURT

April 21, 1988 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Thin Seams Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING MAN ON BACK

1987 · 1 incident

October 17, 1987 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Thin Seams Inc · Struck by falling object

CLEANING SECTIO3 WITH SCOOP ROCK FELL BETWEEN PINS BRUISED RIGHT HAND