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No 1 Mine: 33 reportable incidents Coal

Rock Run Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Toney David H
Yolyn, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604624

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4604624). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
33
Years on record
1983–1989
Latest incident
May 1989
Ownership history
  1. Amherst Coal Company 1975 to 1982
  2. Amherst Coal Company 1982 to 1986
  3. Southern Coal & Trucking Inc 1986 to 1987
  4. Arch Of West Virginia 1987 to 1988
  5. Rock Run Mining Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 Mine sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

33 on file

1989 · 6 incidents

April 20, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rock Run Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER WHILE SETTING TIMBERS.

January 5, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rock Run Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE RAISING TRS AGAINST THE ROOF PREPARING TO DRILL A BELT HOLE THE EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS STRUCK BY A LOOSE PIECE OF SLATE STRIKING HIS HARD HAT SLICING DOWN HIS ARM

1988 · 3 incidents

March 22, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Arch Of West Virginia · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT SPAD #269 5 BREAKS INBY DRIFT IN THE TRRACK ENTRY 400FT INBY DRIFT OLD FALL AREA DIMENSIONS 20FTX10FTX6FT THICK MINE IS ACTIVE BUT NOT PRODUCING 0 EMPLOY EES

January 12, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Arch Of West Virginia · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED IN #5 NEUTRAL ENTRY APPROX. 3200' INBY PORTAL. (EXACT LOCATION- 1 BREAK OUTBY SPAD #126) SUPPORT 48" RESIN. FALL DIMENSIONS 20'X20'X12'(THICK). "DANGERED OFF"

January 11, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Arch Of West Virginia · Accident type, without injuries

FOUND UNINTENTI2NAL ROOF FALL IN THE INTAKE AIRWAY APPROX. 3000 INBY MAIN PORTAL. DIMENSIONS 20X20X 8 SPAD NO 253. DEVELPED 1983 AND SUPPORTED WITH 4 FT RESIN BOLTS.

1986 · 3 incidents

November 20, 1986 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Southern Coal & Trucking Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL PN9UMOCONIOSIS.

November 20, 1986 WV · Coal scoop car operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Southern Coal & Trucking Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL PN9UMOCONIOSIS. (AWARD LETTER DATED 11-19-86).

June 16, 1986 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southern Coal & Trucking Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I.NAME STATED T2AT HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A CAP WEDGE & FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

1985 · 3 incidents

August 2, 1985 WV · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amherst Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE TORQUE ON ROOF BOLT AND TWISTED HIS BACK

July 29, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amherst Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE FRACTURED FINGER OPENING FEEDER PANEL AND STRIKING WOODEN HEADER.

July 22, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amherst Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE INJURED HIS 6ACK WHILE LIFTING A 7'X9' HEADER.

1984 · 13 incidents

October 23, 1984 WV · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator POWERED HAULAGE
Amherst Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS BOUNCED UP AGAINST CANOPY WHILE CLEANING ROADWAY BECAUSE OF SUDDENLY RAISING OF UNITRAC BUCKET.

October 18, 1984 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amherst Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING DOWN ENTRY WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

October 10, 1984 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Amherst Coal Company · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL HITTING AND CUTTING LEFT FOREARM.

September 12, 1984 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Amherst Coal Company · Struck by falling object

DRILLING HOLE WHEN PIECE OF ROOF FELL FROM AROUND ATRS RING AND SCRAPED DOWN EMPLOYEE SIDE

September 5, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Amherst Coal Company · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP HITTING HIM ON RIGHT SHOULDER ROCK FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS

August 16, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Amherst Coal Company · Struck by falling object

HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE & WHILE LOOKING UP A PIECE OF ROCK OR METAL FELL IN HIS EYE.

August 1, 1984 WV · Coal MACHINERY
Amherst Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROCK 3\ 4\ LONG 2\ 4\ WIDE AND 4\ THICK FELL OUT BETWEEN PINS HITTING HIM IN BACK AND RIGHT LEG.

June 25, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Amherst Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HELPING ON PINNING MACHINE PIN MACHINE BOOM WAS DROPPED ON HIS LEFT FOOT LEFT FOOT WAS BRUISED AND SWOLLEN NO BROKEN BONES

May 15, 1984 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Amherst Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR AND JAMMED HIS HEAD AGAINST CANOPY

April 17, 1984 WV · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amherst Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE PULLING BELT HIS FEET SLIPPED & HE FELL ON HIS HANDS.

March 21, 1984 WV · Coal chute blaster, rockman, hang-up man, raise blaster HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amherst Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HOLDING UP THE BELT WHILE HIS FELLOW WORKERS WERE PUTTING ON BELT STRUCTURE.

1983 · 5 incidents

November 8, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amherst Coal Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PLASTERING A BLOCK STOPPING AND PLASTER FELL INTO LEFT EYE

February 23, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amherst Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ON MINER CABLE -HURT BACK.

January 13, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Amherst Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN WRENCH BROKE HITTING HIS LEFT HAND.