WORKING ON 1ST RIGHT MAINS SECTION WHEN A METHANE EXPLOSION OCCURED FATALLY INJURING EMPLOYEE INVESTIGATION IS INCOMPLETE
No 1: 2 recorded fatalities Coal
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4607512). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 2
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1988–1991
- Latest incident
- Jan 1991
- Fire Creek Inc 1988 to 1990
- Fire Creek Inc 1990 to present
No 1 sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% of county employment.
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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.Fatalities at this mine
2 recordedWORKING ON 1ST RIGHT MAINS SECTION WHEN A METHANE EXPLOSION OCCURED FATALLY INJURING EMPLOYEE INVESTIGATION IS INCOMPLETE
Reportable incidents
9 on file (excluding fatalities above)1991 · 1 incident
APPARANT METHANE EXPLOSION IN 1ST RIGHT MAINS
1990 · 6 incidents
SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR WAS PUTTING COVER OVER REL COMPARTMENT WHEN HE DROPPED IT ON HIS FINGER.
I.NAME WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A 2' X 2' KETTLE BOTTOM FELL AND SCRAPED HIM DOWN THE BACK AND HIP.
INJURED LEFT SCOOP SETTING ON GRADE AND SCOOP ROLLED BACK CATCHING FOOT UNDER DECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN CABLE CAUGHT EMPLOYEE ACROSS SHOULDERS PULLING HIM OFF SHUTTLE CAR.EMPLOYEE WENT TO HOSPITAL WITH BACK PAINS 08-01-90.
I,NAME WAS RUNNING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE WENT UNDER A CABLE THAT WAS TIED ACROSS THE HAULWAY THE SHUTTLE CAR CAUGHT THE CABLE AND JERKED IT DOWN & CAUGHT HIM AROUND THE NECK & JERKED HIM OFF T HE BUGGY.
RUNNING SHUTTLE & HIT A BUMP & BOUNCED INTO THE TOP.
1988 · 2 incidents
I,NAME WAS LOADING A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS ONTO THE PINNER WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
OPER. SHUTTLE CAR A(D BOUNCED IN SEAT INJ HIS LOWER BACK.