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No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

A C B Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Breeden Elden H
Coal Mountain, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604566

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4604566). 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
1983
Latest incident
Jan 1983
Ownership history
  1. Island Creek Coal Company 1975 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 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

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

January 11, 1983 WV · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
A C B Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS WATCHING THE LOADING MACHINE LOAD OUT A CUT TO SEE HOW IT WAS SHOT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL OUT BETWEEEN 2 ROFO BOLTS AND IT HIT HIM ON THE LEFT HAND LACERATIN OF LEFT HAND