Omega Square Corp · Accident type, without injuries
AS FOREMAN WAS TRAVELLING RETURN, HE CAME UPON ROOF FALL. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 20' LONG, 16' WIDE, 6' HIGH.
No 1 Mine: 13 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4607353). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Years on record
- 1989–1995
- Latest incident
- Aug 1995
Ownership history
- Omega Square Corp 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 1 Mine sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file1995 · 3 incidents
Omega Square Corp · Accident type, without injuries
AS FIREBOSS WAS MAKING HIS EXAMINATION, HE FOUND ROOF FALL WHICH WAS APPROX. 20' WIDE X 20' LONG.
Omega Square Corp · Accident type, without injuries
AT APPROX 3:30 PM AS MINE FOREMAN WAS ON HIS WAY OUT OF MINE, HE CAME UPON A ROOF FALL. THE FALL IS ABOUT 100' LONG & ABOUT 17' WIDE.
1994 · 2 incidents
July 20, 1994
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Omega Square Corp · Struck by powered moving object
INJURED PERSON WAS CHECKING CABLE ON STD. S.C. HE DID NOT NOTICE OTHER S.C. APPROACHING.
Omega Square Corp · Accident type, without injuries
AT APPROX 9:30AM MINE FOREMAN DISCOVERED FALL AS HE WAS FIREBOSSING MINE THE FALL WAS ABOUT 100FT LONG 16FT WIDE THE FALL WAS ABOVE ANCHORAGE
1993 · 2 incidents
Omega Square Corp · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
ROUGH HAULWAYS - INJURED PERSON HIT A HOLE & LEFT KNEE STRUCK SIDE OF DECK.
Omega Square Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
LOW BACK PAINS OCCURRED AT END OF SHIFT INJURED PERSON HAD BEEN SETTING TIMBERS ALL SHIFT.
1991 · 2 incidents
Omega Square Corp · Accident type, without injuries
AT APPROX. 945 AM WHILE TRAVELING THETUS WITH MINE INSPECTORS WE FOUND A ROOF FALL 1 OK OUTBY #8 ENTRY OF 4 RT SECTION FALL WAS TIMBERED AT ALL ENTRANCES.
August 7, 1991
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Omega Square Corp · Struck by falling object
HE WAS BLOCKING UP FEEDER AMD MASHED HIS THUMB.
1990 · 2 incidents
September 11, 1990
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
MACHINERY
Omega Square Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface
MINER OPERATOR WAS SWINGING BOOM TO HANG CABLE ON & STRUCK EMPL IN KNEE KNOCKING HIM DOWN.
Omega Square Corp · Struck against stationary object
RIDING ON MAN TRIP AND BENT DOWN TO PICK UP CHAIN LINK AND RAYED UP AT HIT HEAD AND HURT NECK.
1989 · 2 incidents
Omega Square Corp · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN PINS FELL ON RIGHT FOOT BROKE TWO BONES.
Omega Square Corp · Drowning
NOT AN EMPL;I.NAME LEFT MINE PARKING LOT AREA,ENROUTE TO WV RT 161 TO CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS.HUSBAND OF VICTIM FOUND CAR ON ITS TOP IN SUMP BESIDE ROAD IN ABOUT 2' WATER ABOUT 2.4 MI FROM PARKI NG LOT,ABOUT 30 MIN LATER.I.NAME IS NIGHT WATCHMAN.NEITHER ARE ON MINE PAYROLL.