Lady H Coal Company Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
WAS REMOVING AIR COMPRESSOR WHEN IT BECAME LODGED AND TRIED TO PRY IT LOOSE. IT THEN KNOCKED HIM OFF A PLATFORM RESULTING INJURY TO THE BACK AND NECK.
No 1 Refuse Areas: 16 reportable incidents Coal
Green Valley Coal Company
· Facility
Controlled by
Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc
Nettie,
Nicholas County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4602290
MSHA record for No 1 Refuse Areas (mine ID 4602290). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 16
- Years on record
- 1983–1993
- Latest incident
- Mar 1993
Ownership history
- Meadow River Coal Company 1950 to 1992
- Lady H Coal Company Inc 1992 to 1997
- Green Valley Coal Company 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 1 Refuse Areas sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% 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.Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 24,446
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,280
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
16 on file1993 · 1 incident
1987 · 3 incidents
October 27, 1987
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Meadow River Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
COMPENSATION AW5RD FOR CWP.
Meadow River Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
COMPENSATION AW5RD FOR CWP
July 22, 1987
WV · Coal
dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Meadow River Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
COMPENSATION AW5RD FOR HEARING LOSS
1986 · 8 incidents
December 9, 1986
WV · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Meadow River Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HEARING LOSS 3
December 9, 1986
WV · Coal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Meadow River Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HEARING LOSS 3
Meadow River Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HEARING LOSS 3
December 9, 1986
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Meadow River Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HEARING LOSS 3
December 9, 1986
WV · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Meadow River Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HEARING LOSS 3
Meadow River Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
DROPPING RAILRO5D CAR ONTO OTHER CARS WHEN CARS HIT CAUSED LEFT ARM TO HIT AGAINST CAR
May 8, 1986
WV · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Meadow River Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING DOWN FROM END LOADER AND FELT PAIN IN GROIN
April 18, 1986
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Meadow River Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMP WAS LOADING3MOTOR FROM MOTOR BASE DOWN TO DRY COAL BELT HE DISCOVERED THAT HIS H OIST HADAROPE TOO SHOSRT TO LET MOTOR DOWN ON BELT HE PICKED UP MOTOR WITH HIS HANDS AND HELD IT WHILE A ANOTHER EMPLOYE9 UNHOOKED THE ROPE
1985 · 1 incident
Meadow River Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP TRACK TO GET RAILROAD CARS TO DROP TO LOWER LOADOUT POINT AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
1984 · 2 incidents
February 8, 1984
WV · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Meadow River Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CLEANING FROZEN COAL FROM TOP OF COARSE COAL WASHER.EMPL STANDING ON BARREL,BARREL KICKED OUT AND EMPL FELL ASTRADDLE PIECE OF METAL.
January 28, 1984
WV · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
Meadow River Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances
EE WAS LIFTING GOGGLES OVER EYES & TOUCHED HIS ARM WITH LIGHTED TORCH.
1983 · 1 incident
October 26, 1983
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Meadow River Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIPE AND HIT THE BACK OF HIS HAND AGAINST THE SHARP END OF THE PIPE.