Mining Incidents
Search Operators Mines Alerts Research Controllers Fatalgrams About
Countries
Peru Chile Colombia Brazil Mexico Argentina Ecuador Dominican Republic Guyana Honduras Panama Guatemala Bolivia Nicaragua
Country notes
Venezuela · Suriname · Cuba · Haiti · El Salvador · Costa Rica · Uruguay · Paraguay
English Español
← Back to search

No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Ibex Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Powell Herman
Hanover, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605154

No 1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1987.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at No 1.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Aug 1987
Ownership history
  1. B & F Coal Company 1976 to 1978
  2. B & F Coal Company 1978 to 1981
  3. Ibex Coal Company 1981 to 1987
  4. Ibex Coal Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1987 6 4,536
1984 0
1983 3 4,897
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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

1987 · 1 incident

August 14, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Ibex Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

I,NAME WAS TRIM4ING ACROSS ROOF BOLTER AGAINST SECTION. FRONT END OF ROOF BOLTER SLIPPED INTO A HOLE AND THREW I,NAME BACKWARDS CATCHING HIM AGAINST THE TOP, WHICH RESULTED IN A BROKEN VERTEBR A IN HIS BACK. 3