Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine Coal

Ridgeway Development Corp · Underground
Controlled by Black William E
Whitby, Raleigh County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606192

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4606192). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1990–1993
Latest incident
Dec 1993
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1993 · 4 incidents

July 14, 1993 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Ridgeway Development Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING WITH HAND-HELD COAL DRILL-AUGER GOT HUNG-AND DRILL TWISTED AROUND-HANDLE HIT EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT HAND AND NOSE AREA.

May 18, 1993 WV · Coal INUNDATION
Ridgeway Development Corp · Accident type, without injuries

EMPLOYEE WERE MAKING LAST CUT IN FACE OF #4 ENTRY BEFORE QUITING TIME ON 5-18-93 WHEN MIENR CUT INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN SOURCE.

1992 · 1 incident

February 14, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Ridgeway Development Corp · Struck by falling object

DRILLING HOLE ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRUCK EMP

1991 · 1 incident

1990 · 1 incident

February 22, 1990 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Ridgeway Development Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING MOBILE BRIDGE UNIT, TRACKS ON HIS MACHINE GOT CROSSED, AND OTHER BRIDGE PULLED HIM INTO RIB.

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