Panther Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WATER HOSE HIT EE IN BACK AND RESULTED IN BACK AND GROIN INJURY.
No 1 Plant: 7 reportable incidents Coal
No 1 Plant has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1986.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1986–1997
- Latest incident
- Aug 1997
Ownership history
- P G & H Inc 1977 to 1987
- P G & H Inc 1988 to 1993
- Rebb Energy Inc 1990 to 1992
- Wet Branch Energy Inc 1993 to 1994
- Panther Coal Company Inc 1994 to present
- R & J Mining Inc 1995 to 1995
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1996 | 10 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1994 | 7 |
| 1992 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1984 | 4 |
| 1983 | 3 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 1 Plant sits in Kanawha County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.Kanawha County, West Virginia · Population 178,198
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,887
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file1997 · 1 incident
1996 · 1 incident
Panther Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
SLIPPED AND FELL.
1995 · 1 incident
September 16, 1995
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Panther Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
TRUCK DRIVER MAKING PRESHIFT INSPECTION OF TRUCK TRIPPED, FELL, TRIED TO BREAK FALL AND STRUCK ARM AGAINST GROUND. FLASHLIGHT WENT DEAD.
1993 · 1 incident
Wet Branch Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
LIFTING REEL OF WIRE. REEL WAS SET DOWN ON FINGERS & MASHED END OF RIGHT RING FINGER RESULTING IN AMPUTATION OF THE END OF THAT FINGER APPROX. 1/4".
1986 · 3 incidents
November 21, 1986
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
P G & H Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
OCCUPATION PENU4OCONIOSIS.
November 21, 1986
WV · Coal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
P G & H Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HEARING LOSS 3
November 21, 1986
WV · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
P G & H Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
OCCUPATIONAL PN9UMOCONIOSIS-(DATE OF DEATH: 7-6-86 CARCINOMA OF PANCREAS).