Mining Incidents

No 1: 13 reportable incidents Coal

Academy Coal Company Inc · Underground
Coal Mountain, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4603783

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4603783). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Jun 1986
Ownership history
  1. Island Creek Coal Company 1950 to 1980
  2. F & J Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1981
  3. Sugar Tree Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1981
  4. A C B Mining Inc 1981 to 1985
  5. Academy Coal Company Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

1986 · 1 incident

June 10, 1986 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Academy Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

HAULING COAL TO3FEEDER HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY THREW HIM UP IN AIR CAME DOWN ON SEAT HURT LOWER BACK AND HIP

1985 · 8 incidents

November 15, 1985 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Academy Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS TRYING TO G9T TWO PIECES OF ROCK UNLUNG FROM THE BELT WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK RESULTING IN LOWER BACK SPRAIN.

September 6, 1985 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Academy Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PULLING ROOF BOLTER UP IN FACE GOT STUCK ON ROCK TRIED TO LIFT ROCK. HURT LOWER BACK.

August 15, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Academy Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ON TORK WRENCH AND PULLED BACK

August 5, 1985 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner MACHINERY
Academy Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HELPING TO GET PIECE OF DRILL STEEL OUT OF TOP GLOVE GOT CAUGHT ON STEEL TWISTED FINGER AROUND DRILL STEEL

July 31, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Academy Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

RIDING MANTRIP TO SECTION HAD HAND ON SIDE OF RAIL ROCK FELL ON HAND, LEFT HAND SM FINGER BROKEN.

July 15, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Academy Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLT MACHINE BOOM FELL AND STRUCK BACK OF HEAD CAUSING HIM TO NHIT CHIN ON CONTROLS.

1984 · 1 incident

January 17, 1984 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
A C B Mining Inc · Struck by powered moving object

RAY MORGAN WAS DOWN IN A DIP TAKING CENTERS THOMAS CHRISTIAN DRIVING 21 SC CAME UP OVER HUMP COULD NOT SEE RAYMOND MORGAN DOWN IN THE DIP

1983 · 3 incidents

October 24, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
A C B Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING GALAS CABLE AND PIN-MAN TURNED CABLE REEL ON AND IT JERKED HAND INTO ROOF BOLT PLATE

April 4, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
A C B Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLT MACHINE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL AND HIT HIM.

January 31, 1983 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
A C B Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS CLEANING THE RIBS WITH A SCOOP AND THE SCOOP JACK KNIFED AND CAUGHT HIM AGAINST THE RIB