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No 1 Surface Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Robert E Murray
Erbacon, Webster County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606766

No 1 Surface Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Nov 1988
Ownership history
  1. Oneida Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1992
  2. Mountain Lane Enterprise Inc 1988 to 1989
  3. Chapel Energy Corp 1989 to 1991
  4. Oneida Coal Company Inc 1992 to present
  5. Mountain Haus Properties 1992 to 1994
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)
1994 0
1993 6
1992 3 4,185
1990 0
1989 17 43,084
1988 9 35,278
1987 0
1986 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 1 Surface Mine sits in Webster County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 7.2% 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.
Webster County, West Virginia · Population 8,253
7.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,061
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

1988 · 1 incident