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Mountaineer Mine No 1 [1]: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Brock Mining Inc · Underground
Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608176

MSHA record for Mountaineer Mine No 1 [1] (mine ID 4608176). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1992–1998
Latest incident
Jun 1998
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
7
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 7 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Leckie Smokeless Coal Company 1992 to 1997
  2. Royal Scot Minerals Inc 1997 to 1998
  3. Brock Mining Inc 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mountaineer Mine No 1 [1] sits in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.7% 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.
Greenbrier County, West Virginia · Population 32,688
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$48,662
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1998 · 2 incidents

June 8, 1998 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Brock Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL THAT FELL OVER THE WEEKEND WAS DISOUERED ON MONDAY 6-8-98. DIMENSIONS 70'X8'X20' NEAR SAAD 10.

April 28, 1998 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Brock Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS WALKING IN THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT AT THE #3 ENRY WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS & STRUACK HIM ON THE SHOULDER. THE ROCK MEASURED 18" X 12".

1992 · 3 incidents

November 10, 1992 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

DURING A REGULAR MINE EXAMINATION, THE EXAMINER OBSERVED A ROOF FALL ON CROSSCUT INBY SPAD NO.256. THE ENTRY IS LOCATED OUTBY THE WORKING FACE, DEVELOPED APPROX. 9/20/92.

October 21, 1992 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPLACE A BEARING ON A BELT HEAD & CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BEARING & THE ROLLER

September 15, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) OTHER
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE'S KNEE LOCKED UP AND HE COULDN'T WALK. THIS IS A PROBLEM OF CHILDHOOD.