Mining Incidents

Mine No 1: 4 reportable incidents Coal

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

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4607326). 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
1987–1988
Latest incident
May 1988
Ownership history
  1. Thin Seams Inc 1987 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

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