Energy Sales Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WAS BACKING A S &S TRACTOR UP AND PUSHED MY HEAD INTO ROOF TWISTING NECK AND BACK.
No 1: 17 reportable incidents Coal
Energy Sales Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Addair Glenn A
Roderfield,
Mcdowell County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4600731
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4600731). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 1983–1991
- Latest incident
- Mar 1991
Ownership history
- Trace Fork Coal Company 1950 to 1983
- Freeport Mining Company Inc 1983 to 1985
- Clover Mining Inc Of West Virginia 1985 to 1987
- Clover Mining Inc Of Wv 1987 to 1990
- Energy Sales Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 1 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
17 on file1991 · 1 incident
1989 · 3 incidents
Clover Mining Inc Of Wv · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CHANGING BELTS ON FAN MOTOR LOST BALANCE FELL FROM FAN HOUSE.
Clover Mining Inc Of Wv · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PULLING HYD HOSE THROUGH FRAME OF MINER AND HURT ELBOW.
Clover Mining Inc Of Wv · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WAS CHECKING LEAK ON STAB JACK ON 300 GALIS ROOF BOLTER, AND OPEN LET DRILL HEAD DOWN ON HIS HAND.
1988 · 11 incidents
November 30, 1988
WV · Coal
belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor
POWERED HAULAGE
Clover Mining Inc Of Wv · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
THE INJURED HAD REMOVED A BUGGY FLIGHT FROM THE SECTION FEEDER.HE HAD STARTED THE FEEDER TO CHECK IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS.HE HAD LEANED OVER LOOKING DOWN THE CHAIN WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYE E STARTED MOVING THE BUGGY UPON THE FEEDER TO DUMP HIS LOAD OF COAL.THE INJURED WAS UNAWARE OF HIS OPERATING THE BUGGY AND WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE BUGGY AND THE FEEDER.
Clover Mining Inc Of Wv · Struck against a moving object
INJURED WAS OPERATING SCOOP WHEN HE HIT ROUGH SPOT IN ROADWAY INJURING HIS RIBS & BACK.
Clover Mining Inc Of Wv · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
WHILE PULLING MINER CABLE, STRAINED LOWER BACK LEFT BREAK ON SPAD FINISHED OUT SHIFT.
August 9, 1988
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Clover Mining Inc Of Wv · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR AND HIS MINE CAP GOT CAUGHT ON A ROOF BOLT PULLING HIM BACK OVER SHUTTLE CAR, PULLING HIS NECK AND LOWER BACK.
Clover Mining Inc Of Wv · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ELEC TAKING SMALL MOTOR HE WAS USING DURING SHFIT INSIDE ON MAIN HALLWAY.HITTING CHUG-HOLE IN ROAD WAS CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN AROUND AND HIT HAND.
Clover Mining Inc Of Wv · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PULLING CABLE IN LOW 36" TOP IN MUD & WATER.
Clover Mining Inc Of Wv · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO PUT ALL HIS WEIGHT AGAINST HIS KNEE.
Clover Mining Inc Of Wv · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WHILE TRYING TO LOAD SCOOP WHEEL IN SIDE AT #3 DRIVE, STRAINED LOWER PART OF BACK.
Clover Mining Inc Of Wv · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS TAPING A CUT PLACE ON THE 21SC AT THE TIME WHILE I NAME OPER CAME AROUND THE BLOCK IN WHICH THE CABLE WAS BEING STRADDLE BY THE ELCT AND WAS THROUGH BY THE CABLE.
Clover Mining Inc Of Wv · Struck against stationary object
MOVING AROUND IN FACE AREA OF #2 HEADING ON HIS KNEES- TWISTING AN OLD INJURY IN HIS KNEE.
February 4, 1988
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Clover Mining Inc Of Wv · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
BACKING RAM CAR UNDER MINER JACKKNIFE CAR HAD HAND OUTSIDE OF DECK MASHED BETWEEN CAR & MOTOR
1987 · 1 incident
Clover Mining Inc Of West Virginia · Struck against a moving object
THE VICTIM WAS 8ITTING ON A PERSONNELL CARRIER WHEN A 270 MOTOR AND RAMCAR BACK UP AND AROUND A CORNER WITH THE RAMCAR RUNNING UP AGAINST THE SMALL PERSONNEL CARRIER.
1983 · 1 incident
Freeport Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING UP TO THE MINER WHEN A SCOOP COMING FROM THE OUTSIDE CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE RIB AND SCOOP EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE OFF SIDE OF THE SCOOP COAL HEIGHT IS 34 INCHES