Mining Incidents

No 1 Surface: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Lawson W Hamilton Jr
Eskdale, Kanawha County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4604152

MSHA record for No 1 Surface (mine ID 4604152). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Jan 1986
Ownership history
  1. Hansford Coal Company 1974 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 Surface 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1986 · 1 incident

January 10, 1986 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hansford Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMP WAS SERVICI3G ROCK TRUCK PRIOR TO SHIFT. WHILE ON TRUCK HE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM TRUCK TO THE GROUND

1983 · 1 incident

June 10, 1983 WV · Coal auger helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hansford Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP SQUATTED DOWN TO PLACE A CRIB BLOCK UNDER AUGER WHILE LIFTING CRIB BLOCK HIS KNE GAVE OUT