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No 1 (1): 1 recorded fatality Coal

Windfall Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Dennis G Cook
Oceana, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608644

MSHA record for No 1 (1) (mine ID 4608644). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1997–1998
Latest incident
Jun 1998
Ownership history
  1. Windfall Coal Company Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 (1) sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
June 12, 1998 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Windfall Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PILLARING TOP FELL IN OVER ROAD BREAKERS ADN CAUGHT MINER OPERATOR. THEY HAD JUST FINISHED 2ND LIFT ON PILLARS AND WERE GOING TO SET BREAKERS FOR THAT LIFT JUST TAKEN.

Reportable incidents

6 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1998 · 4 incidents

February 13, 1998 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Windfall Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR. BOUNCED UP AGAINST CANOPY HURT BACK & NECK.

February 2, 1998 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Windfall Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

PIN SLIPPED OFF OF CONTROL ON CONVEYOR, ELBOW HIT FRAME ON SHUTTLE CAR.

1997 · 2 incidents

November 21, 1997 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Windfall Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

BIG SURFACE CRACK, THE FALL WAS 20 X 20 X 20. NO. 1 ENTRY APPROX. 220' OUTBY FACE AREA. AT SPAD 264. DID NOT RESTRICT AIRWAYS OR TRAVELWAYS.