Panther Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND SCOOP WHEN HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT ON FEEDER FLIGHT.
No 1-Ao: 2 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 1-Ao (mine ID 4607371). 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
- 1989–1990
- Latest incident
- Oct 1990
Ownership history
- Panther Energy Inc 1987 to 1988
- Panther Energy Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 1-Ao sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1990 · 1 incident
1989 · 1 incident
August 9, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Panther Energy Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING DOWN BELT STANDS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 3" X4' X5' FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S LOWER BACK.THIS INJURY WAS NOT DUE TO VIOLATION OR MINER TRAINING.