Southern Edge Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
25339NG TIMBER BY HAND R RING FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF PLATE AND TIMBER
Mine No 1b: 7 reportable incidents Coal
Southern Edge Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
William G Skewes
Elbert,
Mcdowell County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607453
MSHA record for Mine No 1b (mine ID 4607453). 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
- 1989–1992
- Latest incident
- Aug 1992
Ownership history
- Southern Edge Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine No 1b sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file1992 · 1 incident
1991 · 4 incidents
Southern Edge Inc · Fall from machine
INJURED CLIMBING DOWN 966 LOADER MISSED LOWER STEP INJURED RT ANKLE
October 16, 1991
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southern Edge Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PULLING BELT STRUCTURE FROM BELT AND LOADING ON SCOOP FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
June 13, 1991
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
POWERED HAULAGE
Southern Edge Inc · Struck by falling object
KNOCKED OUT STOPPING WITH SCOOP WHILE LOADING LOOSE CINDERS, ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS & HIT ON LT. LEG. (LOWERLY).
Southern Edge Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJ EMPL LIFTING 21 SC PANEL COVERING WITH ANOTHER MECHANIC FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK & DOWN LEGS.
1990 · 1 incident
April 6, 1990
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
POWERED HAULAGE
Southern Edge Inc · Struck by falling object
#4 HEADING 1 BRK INBY COM UNIT MANTRIP TAKING 2ND SHIFT IN RAN UNDER S.C. CABLE HANGING ACROSS ROADWAY. INJURED HELD ARMS UP AS MANTRIP PASSED UNDER CABLE. REAR MAINTRIP TIRE CAUGHT TAIL CAB LE OF S.C. PULLY CABLE DOWN STRIKING INJURED RIGGHT FOREARM. RESULTING INJURY RIGHT FOREARM BROKE SHOULDER INJURIES.
1989 · 1 incident
December 27, 1989
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southern Edge Inc · Fall from machine
INJURED WAS GETTING INTO BACK OF MANTRIP SLIPPED CATCHING FULL BODY WEIGHT ON BOTH ARMS.INJURED DID NOT WANT TO GO TO DOCTOR AT THAT TIME AT THE TIME REPORTED TO ME.WEATHER EXTREME COLD AND IC Y.