Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine: 10 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by United Energy Systems
Uneeda, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605541

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4605541). 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
1983–1990
Latest incident
Oct 1990
Ownership history
  1. Wynchester Mining Company Inc 1977 to 1989
  2. Southfork Mining Company Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 Mine sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
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

1990 · 4 incidents

October 10, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Southfork Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

WHILE INJURED WAS WEDGING TOP OF STOPPING OFF OF STEP LADDER IN 12 FOOT OF COAL, STOPPING COLLAPSED KNOCKING INJURED FROM LADDER WITH CONCRETE BLOCKS FALLING ON INJURED.

August 1, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Southfork Mining Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ALLEDGED HEARING LOSS.

January 26, 1990 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Southfork Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SCOOP OP. WAS SCOOPING IN AN INTERSECTION WHEN CANOPY ON SCOOP CAUGHT AGAINST RIB AND CANOPY BROKE OFF BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE MATERIAL AND HIT OP. A CLANGING BLOW RETURNED TO WORK 3:00 PM.

1985 · 2 incidents

May 14, 1985 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler OTHER
Wynchester Mining Company Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OVER A CABLE AND STRAINED HIS RT. KNEE.

1984 · 3 incidents

May 15, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wynchester Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS REMOVING A CABLE FROM A ROOF HANGER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS LIP. HE WAS IN #4 ENTRY, 4 BREAKS FROM THE FACE.

1983 · 1 incident

February 28, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wynchester Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A STEERING JACK FOR AN S & S CX-2 SCOOP, WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LEFT SIDE.