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Roadside No 1 (1): 6 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Thomas M Rasnake
Oceana, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607817

MSHA record for Roadside No 1 (1) (mine ID 4607817). 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
1992–1993
Latest incident
Aug 1993
Ownership history
  1. Statt Mining Company 1989 to 1990
  2. Southern Star Mining Inc 1990 to 1991
  3. Pioneer Fuel Corp 1991 to 1991
  4. Southern Star Mining Inc 1991 to 1992
  5. Mountaineer Mining Management Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Roadside No 1 (1) 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

6 on file

1993 · 2 incidents

August 16, 1993 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountaineer Mining Management Inc · Struck against stationary object

IN NO.4 FACE MINER WAS BEING MANEURING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT INDIV. SLIPPED MINER HEAD HIT LEG AND BROKE LEFT LEG - THE HEAD ON MINER WAS NOT RUNNING

May 19, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mountaineer Mining Management Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL ON 2 RIGHT PANEL. ONE FALL IN NO. 1 HEADING, ONE BREAK INBY SPAD 238. ONE FALL IN NO. 2 HOLE 40 FT INBY SPAD 258 ON 2 RIGHT PANEL. BOTH FALLS 42" HIGH. BOLTS USED WERE 42" CONVENTIO NAL ROOF BOLTS.

1992 · 4 incidents

June 8, 1992 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Southern Star Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

ROOF BOLT HANGING FROM TOP CAUGHT S/C OPERATOR ON LEFT SIDE OF CHEST AND INJURED LEFT SIDE.

February 10, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southern Star Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS MOVING THE PUMP ON THE BELT HOOD AND SLIPPED ON A SMALL ROCK. SPRAINING HIS LOWER BACK. THE SMALL ROCK WAS COVERED BY WATER AND COULD NOT BE SEEN.