Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Huff Creek Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Jack Slone
Hanover, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607435

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4607435). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1990–1991
Latest incident
Dec 1991
Ownership history
  1. Powell & Hunt Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1988
  2. Powell & Hunt Coal Company Inc 1988 to 1989
  3. Huff Creek Mining Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 Mine sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
December 7, 1991 WV · Coal security guard, watchman Fatality · FIRE
Huff Creek Mining Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00 PM THE EVENING SHIFT MAN FOUND THE OUTSIDE OFFICE WAS BURNT TO THE GROUND.EMP'S BODY WAS FOUND IN RUBBLE. BECAUSE OF THE BODY'S POSITION AND A HISTORY OF CARDIAC PROBLEMS AS WELL LACK OF MEDICATION FOR THE 3 DAYS PRIOR AS REPORTED BY DAUGHTER, THE QUESTION WAS RAISED AS TO THE POSSIBILITY THAT DEATH WAS CAUSED BY OTHER FACTORS THAN THE FIRE. AUTOPSY REPORT N/A

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1990 · 1 incident

October 4, 1990 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Huff Creek Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

WORKING ON MINER, ROCK FELL HITTING ON BACK