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No 1 Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Black Bear Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Thurman C Cline
Sarah Ann, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607778

No 1 Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1990–1992
Latest incident
Aug 1992
Ownership history
  1. Black Bear Mining Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1993 31 371,802
1992 48 796,006
1991 37 491,143
1990 19 188,324
1989 16 32,789
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 1 Mine sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1992 · 1 incident

August 1, 1992 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Black Bear Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

66929NG ON POWER CENTER HIGH VOLTAGE SING FELL INTO BOX HELPING ELECT

1990 · 1 incident

April 24, 1990 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Black Bear Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

RUNNING SHUTTLECAR AND HIT A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM AND STRAINED BACK.