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Sink No 1: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Hickman George E
Cowen, Webster County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4602894

MSHA record for Sink No 1 (mine ID 4602894). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1989
Latest incident
Jun 1989
Ownership history
  1. Double Jacks Coal Company 1950 to 1972
  2. Interstate Development Company 1972 to 1975
  3. Sink Coal Company 1975 to 1980
  4. Cindy Lynn Resources Inc 1980 to 1987
  5. Fire Creek Coals 1987 to 1988
  6. Thomas Mountain Coal Company Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Sink No 1 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

3 on file

1989 · 2 incidents

1983 · 1 incident

November 14, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Cindy Lynn Resources Inc · Struck by falling object

RODNEY RIDDLE SAID PIECES OF ROCK OR COAL FELL FROM RIB AND HIT LEFT KNEE. RIDDLE HAD KNEE PADS ON. THERE WERE NO PIECES OF ROCK OR COAL IN AREA OF INJURY. THE RIB WAS ROCKDUSTED AND THERE W WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING FALLING. EDWARD JOHNSTON WAS 20FT. AWAY AND DIDNT HEAR OR SEE ANYTHING HIT RIDDLE.