Mining Incidents

Mine No 1-A: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Farley Brian
Wharncliffe, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607603

MSHA record for Mine No 1-A (mine ID 4607603). 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
1990–1991
Latest incident
Feb 1991
Ownership history
  1. Stony Gap Coal Company Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 1-A 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

1991 · 2 incidents

February 1, 1991 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Stony Gap Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FAULT LINE HAD CONTINUED FROM AREA ABOVE #3 HEAD IN #4 ENTRY. THE AREA HAD SUPLEMENTAL BOLTS, CRIBS, AND TIMBERS. WE HAD AVOIDED THIS AREA. WE KNEW IT HAD TO FALL.

February 1, 1991 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Stony Gap Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FAULT LINE HAD CONTINUED FROM AREA APPROX. 180 FT INBY #3 HEAD IN #3 ENTRY. THE AREA HAD SUPPLEMENTAL BOLTS, CRIBS, AND TIMBERS, WE HAD AVOIDED THIS AREA. WE KNEW IT HAD TO FALL.

1990 · 2 incidents

December 21, 1990 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Stony Gap Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OUTBY FACE AREA APPROX 550' INBY #3 HEAD IN #7 ENTRY. THIS FALL WAS EXPECTED & AREA HAD BEEN TIMBERED OFF. FAULT SEAM IN MOUNTAIN.