Mining Incidents

Preparation Plant No 1: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Cummings Thomas
Matewan, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606620

MSHA record for Preparation Plant No 1 (mine ID 4606620). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1984–1988
Latest incident
Nov 1988
Ownership history
  1. Cumberland Village Mining Group Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Preparation Plant No 1 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

8 on file

1988 · 5 incidents

November 3, 1988 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Village Mining Group Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I WAS CLEANING UP AROUND THE PREP PLANT AND STARTED TO PICK UP AN EMPTY OXYGEN BOTTLE WHEN I FELT SOMETHING PULL IN THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF MY BACK.

September 1, 1988 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cumberland Village Mining Group Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I,NAME WAS WALKING ACROSS THE FLOOR ON THE SECOND LEVEL AND STEPPED ON A PIECE OF METAL WHICH WAS COVERING A HOLE IN THE FLOOR. THE METAL MOVED WHEN HE STEPPED ON IT AND HIS RIGHT LEG WENT DOW N THROUGH THE HOLE IN THE FLOOR, BRUISING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

July 28, 1988 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cumberland Village Mining Group Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER THE VIBERATOR WORKING & I.NAME WAS HITTING A BOLT WITH A HAMMER OVER TOP OF WERE I.NAME WAS WORKING & A PIECE OF SLAG HIT I.NAME IN THE RT.EYE

February 20, 1988 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Cumberland Village Mining Group Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE ASSISTING IN THE REPAIR OF A REFUSE SCREEN THE EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED AN EYE INJURY A SLIVER OF STEEL ENTERED HIS EYE WHILE HE WAS USING A GRINDER OR TORCH THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING EYE POR TECTION

1987 · 1 incident

October 17, 1987 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cumberland Village Mining Group Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS CUTTING3A RUBBER HOSE WITH POCKET KNIFE AND STABBED HIMSELF IN RIGHT LEG

1984 · 2 incidents

January 10, 1984 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cumberland Village Mining Group Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

CLEANING CHUTE GOING FROM BELTHEAD INTO AUGER AND SLIPPED AND FELL