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No 1 Surface Mine: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Lancianese John
Blair, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607516

MSHA record for No 1 Surface Mine (mine ID 4607516). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
Jan 1990
Ownership history
  1. Kmf Corp 1988 to 1990
  2. Smithers Coal & Dock Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 Surface Mine sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
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 · 1 incident

January 26, 1990 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kmf Corp · Struck against stationary object

RAISED UP ON CRUSHER,HIT HEAD ON METAL ABOVE WALKING AREA.HEAD & NECK BRUISED.

1989 · 4 incidents

October 6, 1989 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kmf Corp · Fall from machine

WHILE GETTING OFF 600 LOADER AS HE STEPPED DOWN TO GROUND HE TURNED HIS LEFT KNEE ALL STEPS WERE IN PLACE

August 2, 1989 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Kmf Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL WAS MMOVING TRUCK FOR MECHANIC. MAINTENANCE PERSON WAS ADJUSTING BRAKES. BELL HOUSING BROKE ON TRANS. WHEN HOUSING BROKE TRANS DROPPED DOWN. WHEN IT DROPPED DOWN SHIFTING LEVER MOVED & TO LEFT SIDE NEAR EMPL PINNING LEG BETWEEN STEERING COLUMN & GEAR SHIFT.

July 20, 1989 WV · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kmf Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TRYING TO GET LUMP OF COAL FREE FROM CRUSHER USING A SLATE BAR THE BAR STRUCK THE RISCHARGE BELT WHICH WAS RUNNING AND JUMPED BACK HITTING I.NAME IN THE FINGER.

March 24, 1989 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kmf Corp · Struck by flying object

PIECE OF METAL FROM SOCKET WHILE UNDER DOZER OBJECT WENT INTO LEFT EYE.

1988 · 1 incident

November 30, 1988 WV · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor MACHINERY
Kmf Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING IMPACT WRENCH ON DRILL OBJECT WENT INTO LEFT EYE