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No 1: 1 recorded fatality Coal

P M I Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Terry L Matney
Newtown, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607316

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4607316). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1987–1992
Latest incident
Jun 1992
Ownership history
  1. Big Hickory Mining Company Inc 1987 to 1989
  2. P M I Coal Company Inc 1989 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
April 23, 1990 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
P M I Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

RAISED UP IN CURRY CAR BEING PULLED TO SURFACE./HIT LEFT SIDE OF HEAD ON A CABLE BOARD HANGING DOWN RESULTING IN FATAL.#6 ROADWAY,1900' FROM SURFACE SPAD 575.

Reportable incidents

17 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1992 · 2 incidents

June 8, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P M I Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWISTED LEFT KNEE GETTING INTO MANTRIP

January 24, 1992 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
P M I Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

LOADING SHUTTLE CAR UNDER MINER TRAM FORWARD & HIR HEAD ON TOP

1991 · 1 incident

February 20, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P M I Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TOOL BOX ON 3 WHEELERR MASHING HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN BOX AND 3 WHEELER FRAME.

1989 · 5 incidents

July 27, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
P M I Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

COAL FELL FROM RIB AND PUSHED VICTIM IN ROOF BO,LTER.

July 6, 1989 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
P M I Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFT BELT STRUCTURE UP WITH CABLE

May 26, 1989 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
P M I Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SCOOP HIT SPARE MINER RIPPER HEQD IN TURN HITTING & INJURING PERSON.

1988 · 8 incidents

November 28, 1988 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Big Hickory Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

THE OPER. OF THE OFF DRIVE SHUTTLE CAR WAS HAULING COAL IN THE #4 ENTRY AND HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD AND BOUNCED INTO THE TOP AND HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE AND CREATED A LACERATION APPR OX. 1/2 INCH LONG WHEN HE HIT A BOLT IN THE TOP.

November 19, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Big Hickory Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

I.NAME WAS PUTTING HIS SECOND BOLT IN WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE ATRS AND ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD AND UPPER NECK AREA ON THE R T SIDE OF HIS BODY

October 4, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Hickory Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

MAN GOT OFF OF ROOFBOLTER TO MOVE LOADER CABLE AND THREW IT OVER ON THE RIB AND FELL TO THE GROUND IN PAIN.

July 21, 1988 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Big Hickory Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A BATTERY CAR AND IT LOST TRAM GOING UP A HILL AND HE JUMPED OFF AND T RIED TO GRAB HIS EQUIPMENT AND HOLD IT AND HE STRAINED HIS BACK HE SAID

July 12, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Big Hickory Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE 2 ROOF BOLTERS WERE IN A X-CUT SWITCHING OUT AND ONE OPERATOR RAN INTO THE OTHER BOLTER AND PINNED THE OPERATOR AGAINST HIS BOLTER THE OPERATOR COULDNT SEE OVER HIS MACHINE

May 20, 1988 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Big Hickory Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

COAL HEIGHT ABOUT 38 INCH AND CUTTER CABLE HANGING ACROSS THE ENTRY, THE CUTTER CABLE WAS PULLED DOWN AND CAUGHT THE BUGGY OPERATOR WHILE OPERATING BUGGY.

1987 · 1 incident

November 3, 1987 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator ELECTRICAL
Big Hickory Mining Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

HE WAS MOVING B6GGY ANCHOR AND CABLE WAS WET AND BECAME SHOCKED