Mining Incidents

Missy Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Trace Fork Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Massey Energy Company
Premier, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605309

MSHA record for Missy Mine (mine ID 4605309). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Oct 1983
Ownership history
  1. Trace Fork Coal Company 1976 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Missy Mine sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
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

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

October 28, 1983 WV · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Trace Fork Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING DOWN THE ONE ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING THREE FT BY SIX FT BY 0 TO 14 INCHES THICK FELL OUT STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE WHILE HE WAS IN THE SCOOP.