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No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Jagged Coal Inc · Surface
Controlled by Buel Pennington
Ragland, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607811

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4607811). 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
1991
Latest incident
Sep 1991
Ownership history
  1. Jagged Coal 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1991 · 2 incidents

September 11, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jagged Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MECHANIC WAS LIFTING O2 TANKS ONTO THE BACK OF TEH MECHANICS TRUCK.EMPLOYER WAS NOTIFIED ON 09-18-91. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 09-19-91.

March 2, 1991 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jagged Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE FELL OFF OF DOZER-STEPPED OUT ON TRACK, SLIPPED AND FELL OFF. CONDITIONS WAS MUDDY AND WET DUE TO INCLIMATE WEATHER. THIS CAUSED HIM TO SPRAIN LEFT ANKLE AND FOOT AND UPPER BACK.