Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine: 9 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Smith Leonard O
Julian, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605576

No 1 Mine has had no fatalities among 9 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1984–1986
Latest incident
Aug 1986
Ownership history
  1. Big C Coal Corp 1977 to 1984
  2. Coal Management Inc 1984 to 1985
  3. Glade Creek Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1986
  4. Glade Creek Coal Company Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1987 7 3,635
1986 10 34,276
1985 13 50,084
1984 12 60
1983 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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

9 on file

1986 · 3 incidents

August 4, 1986 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Glade Creek Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING WILCOX BOLTER WHEN HE GOT FOULED BETWEEN BOLTER AND CRIB.

1985 · 5 incidents

December 31, 1985 WV · Coal brattice man/worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Glade Creek Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS UN5OADING CAR OF CINDER BLOCKS CAR TIPPED CATCHING EMPLOYEE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACKWARDS AND TWIST LEFT KNEE

1984 · 1 incident

August 28, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Coal Management Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON ROOF BOLTER. HIS GLOVE CAUGHT ON PINNER STEEL AND MASHED FINGER.