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No 1: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Breedlove William
Summersville, Nicholas County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606820

No 1 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Oct 1985
Ownership history
  1. Nicholas Plumbing & Electrical Contractors Inc 1984 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)
1985 17 1,020
1984 25 9,003
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 1 sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% 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.
Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 24,446
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,280
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1985 · 3 incidents

October 21, 1985 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Nicholas Plumbing & Electrical Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries

MINE WAS BEING DEVELOPED BY CONTINUOUS MINING METHOD WITHIN APPROX. 200 FEET AND PARALLEL WITH OUTCROP WHEN SOUNDS AND PRESSURE INDICATED AN IMMENENT ROOF FALL. THE ROOF FELL FROM FACE OF #2 E NTRY IN 1ST RIGHT PANEL AND EXTENDED INBY TO THE FACE AREA THEN ADDITIONAL ROOF FALL EXTENDED OUTBY 125 FT. THE ROOF SUPPORTS USED IN THE AFFECTED AREA WAS 4 & 6 FEET RESIN GROUTED RODS, POST

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1984 · 1 incident