Mining Incidents

No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Renata Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by James B Simpkins
Ragland, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607213

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4607213). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
Jan 1987
Ownership history
  1. Renata Mining Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.
Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1987 · 1 incident

January 9, 1987 WV · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Renata Mining Inc · Contact with electrical current

CLOSING COVER O3 BREAKER BOX CAME IN CONTACT WITH POWER LEAD.

1986 · 1 incident

December 26, 1986 WV · Coal master electrician HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Renata Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

WORKING ON SHUT7LE CAR.HAD COVER TO S CAR CABLE REEL RAISED AND DIDNT SECURE IT TO PREVENT IT FROM FALLING.