Pinnacle Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
MAN WAS RUNNING MINER & ROCK FELL OFF OF TOP HITTING BOOM & BOUNCED UNDER CANOPY HITTING MAN IN FOREHEAD
No 1 Mine: 6 reportable incidents Coal
Halfway Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Henry Paul Kizer
East Gulf,
Raleigh County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606449
MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4606449). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1983–1985
- Latest incident
- Mar 1985
Ownership history
- Halfway Inc 1981 to 1983
- Halfway Inc 1983 to present
- Pinnacle Mining Inc 1984 to 1985
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
6 on file1985 · 2 incidents
January 8, 1985
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pinnacle Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE TWISTED KNEE WHILE WORKING IN MUDDY CONDITIONS.
1984 · 3 incidents
September 22, 1984
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Halfway Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJURED WAS SHOVELING COAL ONTO A BELT CONVEYOR TAIL PIECE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
Halfway Inc · Struck by falling object
INJURED WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL STUCK IN T H E TOP HE WAS TRYING TO PUNCH IT OUT WHEN IT FELL OUT OF THE HOLE & STRUCK HIS ELFT RING FINGER WHICH HE HAD PLACED UNDER THE HO LE.
June 4, 1984
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Halfway Inc · Struck by falling object
INJ WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A KETLE BOTTOM FELL OUT AND CAUGHT HIS MEDDLE FINGER ON RT HAND CAUSING BROKEN BONE
1983 · 1 incident
Halfway Inc · Struck against a moving object
DRIVER MANTRIP HIT MORE IN ROAD WHY CAUSING STANSTERLING WHEEL TO SPIN.