Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine Coal

Controlled by Loyal G Forman Jr
Maidsville, Monongalia County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607860

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4607860). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1991–1993
Latest incident
Mar 1993
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

1993 · 2 incidents

March 4, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ringold Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

SMALL AKEA HAD BEEN SLOUGHING BETWEEN ROOF BOLTSFOR THE LAST FEW DAYS, ET TIMBERS NEAR SLOUGHAGETHE SLOUGHAGE HAS NOW RESULTED IN A CONSIDERED FALL AT THE ANCHORAGE ZONE.

January 25, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ringold Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

DURING A PRESHIFT EXAMINATION OF THE RETURN AIRWAY A FALL OF THE ROOF AT OR NEAR STATION 1450 HAD OCCURRED SINCE THE LAST EXAMINATION.

1992 · 8 incidents

October 3, 1992 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ringold Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL & THE PRE-SHIFT EXAMINATION FOUND THAT THE ROOF HAD FALLEN IN THE INTAKE #2 ENTRY NOT THE ESCAPEWAY 80FT OUTBY SPAD #625

April 13, 1992 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ringold Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE MINE HAS EXPERIENCED AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL ON THE 2 BUTT (001) SECTION THAT FELL ON THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE, SHUTTLE CAR AND CAUSED INJURY TO AN EMPLOYEE. THE CLAIMANT WAS TRANS POTED TO RUBY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED FOR A BROKEN PELVIS AND STRETCHED BLADDER.

March 20, 1992 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ringold Mining Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE CLAIMANT HAD LEFT MINE PROPERTY BY\UT FORGOT TO PICK UP HIS PAYCHECK.HE RETURNED TO OFFICE AREA AND GOT OUT OF HIS VEHICLE AND LIGHTLY JOGGING AND SIDE STEPPING OVER WATER PUDDLES WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIGHTLY SLID 3 INCHES AND CLAIMANT SLAMMED HIS LEFT HEEL AND FOOT DOWN IN ORDER TO REESTABLISH HIS BALANCE.THE CLAIMANT BROKE HIS LEFT LEG.

February 25, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler STRIKING OR BUMPING
Ringold Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

CLAIMANT STATES WHILE WALKING OUT OF MINE STRUCK HEAD ON ROOF BOLT CAUSING LACERATION TO FOREHEAD.

January 21, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Ringold Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE CLAIMANT STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS SETING THE ATRS OF THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE A "CORNER" OF ROCK & COAL FELL FROM TEH RIB STRIKING HIM ON THE ANKLES & PORTIOUS OF HIS BACK.

1991 · 8 incidents

December 14, 1991 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Ringold Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE CLAINTANT WAS TROBULE SHOTTING A HYDRUALIC PROBLEM WHEN HIS FINGER WAS PLACED OVER A SLIT IN A HIGH PRESSURE HOSE SUBSEQUENTLY CUTTING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

October 22, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ringold Mining Company Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

WHILE WORKING ON LANDING PLATFORM APPROX 3' OFF GROUND CLAIMANT CLAIMS BOARD ON WHICH HE WAS STANDING BROKE LOSE CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARD TO GROUND.

October 3, 1991 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ringold Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLAIMANT STATES THAT WHILE CLEANING ROCK FROM ON TOP OF THE MINING MACHINE A PIECE OF THE ROCK BROKE OFF & THE CLAIMANT JERKED HIS SHOULDER & STRAINED IT

June 22, 1991 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ringold Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE PRESHIFT EXAMINATION FOUND THAT THE ROOF HAD FALLEN ACROSS THE NO. 7 ROOM AND NO. 1, 2, 3 ENTRIES AND #7 ENTRY. UPON FURTHER REVIEW, ADDITIONAL ROOF AREA WAS SUSPECT AND A REHABILITION PRO GRAM WAS FORMULATED AND INSTITUTED.

June 14, 1991 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ringold Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REPOSITIONING A GUIDE ROD ON THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE. THE GUIDE ROD BECAME "SNUG" TO THE FIT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE CLAIMANT CLAIMS THAT HE GENTLY TAPPED THE GUIDE ROD WITH A HAMMER, RESULTING IN A SPLINTER OF STEEL PUNCTURING HIS EYE.

June 7, 1991 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ringold Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE PRE-SHIFT MINE EXAMINER FOUND THAT THE INTERSECTION OF THE #3 BREAK IN THE #3 ENTRY OF THE WEST MAINS HAD FALLEN ROOF OF AN UNINTENTIONAL NATURE. THE ROOF FALL AREA APPEARS TO HAVE ENCOUT NTERED AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 20X20X8' HIGH.

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