Mining Incidents

No 1 Plant: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Timothy G Elliott
Drybranch, Kanawha County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4605668

MSHA record for No 1 Plant (mine ID 4605668). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1986–1997
Latest incident
Aug 1997
Ownership history
  1. P G & H Inc 1977 to 1987
  2. P G & H Inc 1988 to 1993
  3. Rebb Energy Inc 1990 to 1992
  4. Wet Branch Energy Inc 1993 to 1994
  5. Panther Coal Company Inc 1994 to present
  6. R & J Mining Inc 1995 to 1995
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

No 1 Plant sits in Kanawha County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
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
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. 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 file

1997 · 1 incident

1996 · 1 incident

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

November 15, 1993 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
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).