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Mine No 1: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Conquest Coal Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by David Stevenson
Newtown, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607485

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4607485). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
Aug 1990
Ownership history
  1. Ro-Ann Mining Inc 1988 to 1988
  2. Blazer Mining Inc 1988 to 1988
  3. Conquest Coal Mining Inc 1988 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

7 on file

1990 · 2 incidents

August 22, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Conquest Coal Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE PULLING MINER CABLE BY HAND I PULLED A MUSCLE IN BACK.

July 18, 1990 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Conquest Coal Mining Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WALKING IN FACE AREA, TURNED RIGHT KNEE, STEPPED IN HOLE IN BOTTOM.

1989 · 2 incidents

July 24, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Conquest Coal Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROX. 5 X 3 X 4" FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS HITTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF BACK.

1988 · 3 incidents

December 6, 1988 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Conquest Coal Mining Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

THREW MINER CABLE AGAINST RIB AND TWISTED BACK

October 19, 1988 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Conquest Coal Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

VICTIM WAS RIDING PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN IT HIT OFFSET IN THE RIB AND STRUCK HEAD ON PERSONNEL CARRIER.

July 6, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Ro-Ann Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INSTALLING CUTTING EDGES ON D-8 BLADE. EMPLOYEE WAS USING AIR WRENCH AND HELD BOLT IN HAND. BOLT SPUN IN HAND CAUSING LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.