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Ro-Ann No 1 Mine: 21 reportable incidents Coal

Ro-Ann Leasing Inc · Underground
Controlled by Endicott Shelby R
Wolf Pen, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607171

MSHA record for Ro-Ann No 1 Mine (mine ID 4607171). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
1986–1991
Latest incident
Aug 1991
Ownership history
  1. Kimax Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1986
  2. Premier Energy Inc 1986 to 1987
  3. Tri Star Construction Inc 1987 to 1990
  4. Big Sue Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1991
  5. Ro-Ann Leasing Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Ro-Ann No 1 Mine sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

1991 · 1 incident

1990 · 2 incidents

July 17, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Big Sue Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLEANING DUST BOX ON ROOF BOLTER WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND HIT EE.

1989 · 4 incidents

March 29, 1989 WV · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
Tri Star Construction Inc · Struck by falling object

DRAW ROCK FELL OUT FROM IN BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT COAL DRILL OPR. ACROSS MIDSECTION OF BODY.

1988 · 4 incidents

December 12, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Tri Star Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CLEANING ICE OFF SOLID STATES SQUENCE SWITCH SENSOR LOCATED ON TOP BELT ROLLER THE 1/2IN.NUT WHICH WAS WELDED ONTO ROLLER CAUGHT MANS HAND & JERKED IT BETWEEN ROLLER & BELT RT.HAND HAS BROKEN BONE ON BACK OF HAND 3 FINGER FROM INDEX FINGER

July 30, 1988 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tri Star Construction Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WHILE OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER IN PILLAR RECOVERY NOTICED THE ROOF STARTED FALLING ON THE FRONT & LEFT SIDE OF MINER EMPLOYEE DECIDED IT WAS BETTER FOR HIM TO RUN INSTGEAD OF STAY W ITH MINER UNDER CANOPY WHILE RUNNING HE APPARENTLY PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEG

1987 · 7 incidents

February 20, 1987 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Premier Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

INTERSECTION #S7 X-CUT INBY #2 BELT PORTAL APPROX 60'UG FALL 5' TO 7'H X 20'W X 30'L FELL BETW EEN TWO SURFACE CRACKS

1986 · 3 incidents

September 29, 1986 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kimax Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF ROCK3APPROX. 3 X 25 X 20 FEET IN SIZE FELL SLIGHTLY ABOVE ANCHORAGE DAMAGING THE CANOPY ON THE MINER AND INJURING THE MINER OPERATOR HELPER BREACKING HIS LEG.