Monk Mining Corp · Struck by falling object
WHILE TIMBERING3FOR A LIFT IN NO.5 BLOCK A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 4 FT BY4 FT FALL STRICKING I,NAME IN THE LOWER BACK. HS SAID HE HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND ANKLE.
No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4604155). 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
- 1986
- Latest incident
- Jul 1986
Ownership history
- Wyoming Coal Mining Company 1950 to 1977
- Click & Leffew Coal Company Inc 1977 to 1986
- Monk Mining Corp 1986 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
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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.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.