Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine: 10 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Moore Perry
Gilboa, Nicholas County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4603803

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4603803). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1990–1992
Latest incident
Jul 1992
Ownership history
  1. C C Conley & Sons Inc 1973 to 1990
  2. C C Conley & Sons Inc 1990 to 1991
  3. C C Conley & Son'S Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 Mine sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% 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.
Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 24,446
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,280
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1992 · 6 incidents

July 20, 1992 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C C Conley & Son'S Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

9?514E INJURED RIGHT ARM & SHOULDER WHILE REMOVING AIR COMPRESSOR FROM A ROCK TRUCK.

April 27, 1992 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
C C Conley & Son'S Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS PASSENGER IN GREASE TRUCK-GREASE TRUCK BACKED INTO CLOSE COAL TRUCK.INJURED CLAIMS TO HAVE SUFFERED NECK AND HEAD INJURIES.

March 21, 1992 WV · Coal security guard, watchman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C C Conley & Son'S Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED ALLEGEDLY INJURED HIS BACK WHILE OPENING MINE GATE. HE CLAIMS THAT THE GATE STRUCK HIM AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN.

February 4, 1992 WV · Coal auger helper MACHINERY
C C Conley & Son'S Inc · Struck by falling object

A ROCK ABOUT 6"X9"X2' THICK FELL FROM ABOUT 45' UP ON THE HIGHWALL.THIS ROCK STRUCK AN EMPLOYEE ON THE HARD HAT,BROKE THE HARD HAT. CUT HIS HEAD.

January 15, 1992 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
C C Conley & Son'S Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE WORKING A TTI ROCK TRUCK A WRENCH SLIPPED OFF A BOLT CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS ELBOW ON SOMETHING THIS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED ON 02-03-92 SUPPOSEDLY OCCURRED ON 01-1 5-92.

January 6, 1992 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C C Conley & Son'S Inc · Fall from machine

DISMOUNTING GRADER,I.NAME SLIPPED & FELL IMPACTED GRADER BLADE BEFORE STRIKING GROUND.

1991 · 3 incidents

November 15, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C C Conley & Son'S Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PERFORMING NORMAL DUTIES STRAINED BACK

September 12, 1991 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
C C Conley & Son'S Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE BEING LOADED-THE JAR OF A ROCK ALLEGEDLY CAUSED WHIPLASH.

May 20, 1991 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C C Conley & Sons Inc · Fall from machine

HE SAYS HE SLIPPED ON DOZER TRACK WHILE DISMOUNTING DOZER.

1990 · 1 incident

October 12, 1990 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C C Conley & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DURING LUNCH BREAK, EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UPON R-35 ROCK TRUCK TO HAVE LUNCH. WHILE DESCENDING, EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS RING ON THE STEP, CAUSING SEVERE INJURY TO RING FINGER.