Ridgeway Development Corp · Accident type, without injuries
BROKEN TOP CAUSING ROOF FALL.
No 1 Mine: 7 reportable incidents 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
Ownership history
- Vandalie Mining Company Inc 1980 to 1981
- Vandalie Mining Company Inc 1981 to 1981
- Ral Coal Company 1981 to 1989
- Ridgeway Development Corp 1989 to 1990
- Ridgeway Development Corp 1990 to 1991
- Ridgeway Development Corp 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 1 Mine sits in Raleigh County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Raleigh County, West Virginia · Population 73,666
4.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,055
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file1993 · 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.
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.
Ridgeway Development Corp · Accident type, without injuries
SLATE AND COAL MINXED AND RIDER SEAM BETWEEN SANDROCK AND SLATE.
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
Ridgeway Development Corp · Struck by falling object
EMPL WAS OPERATING MINER PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM TOP & HIT FOOT.
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.