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No 1 Surface Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Massey Energy Company
Naugatuck, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606498

MSHA record for No 1 Surface Mine (mine ID 4606498). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Aug 1986
Ownership history
  1. Bluebird Mining Company 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 Surface Mine 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

1 on file

1986 · 1 incident

August 8, 1986 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Bluebird Mining Company · Struck by falling object

MECHANIC HAD PA9KED 40 TO 50 FT FROM HIGHWALL TO CUT A TRUNYON CAP ON A DOZER HIGHWALL FELL FORCE OF AIR BLAST OF FALL & ROCK FROM THE FALL PUSHED THE MECHANIC TRUCK ON THE EMPLOYEE CAUSING A FRACTURE OF THE3LEFT LEG & COMPOUND FRACTURES & TISSUE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT LEG