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No 1 Surface: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Min Inc · Surface
Controlled by Tracy W Hylton II
Wharncliffe, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607569

No 1 Surface has had no fatalities among 6 reportable incidents since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1989–1990
Latest incident
Jul 1990
Ownership history
  1. Min Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1991 2
1990 5 4,071
1989 0
1988 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 1 Surface sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.
Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1990 · 4 incidents

July 16, 1990 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Min Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS HELPING POUR CEMENT AT THE PIT MOUTH OF A FACE UP OF AN UNDERGROUND MINE WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK.

March 29, 1990 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Min Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE FUELING LOADER, HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

March 15, 1990 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Min Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CARRYING BAGS OF POWDER. STRAINED LOWER BACK. HE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 3-19-90.

February 15, 1990 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Min Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE REMOVED BATTERY TERMINALS FROM FOREMAN S TRUCK BATTERY. HE CLEANED TERMINALS REPLACED WHEN FOREMAN STARTED TRUCK THE BATTERY EXPLODED.

1989 · 2 incidents

May 30, 1989 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Min Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I NAME LIFTED A 50LB BAG OF EXPLOSIVES IMPROPERLY RESULTING IN A STRAIN OF THE LUMBOSACRAL AREA

March 2, 1989 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Min Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LOADING A LOADER TYPAR INTO LOADER BUCKET, I.NAME INJURED HIS BACK.