Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Janro Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by England Jim
Hampden, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607830

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4607830). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Dec 1990
Ownership history
  1. R & P Coal Inc 1990 to 1990
  2. Janro Mining Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 Mine sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.
Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1990 · 1 incident

December 1, 1990 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Janro Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON MINER BOOM. BOOM MOVED STRIKING EE ON HEAD. INJURING RT. EYE.