Mining Incidents

Stillhouse Run No 1 Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Bergoo, Webster County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606306

MSHA record for Stillhouse Run No 1 Mine (mine ID 4606306). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Feb 1985
Ownership history
  1. Elk River Sewell Coal Company 1981 to 1984
  2. Elk River Sewell Coal Company 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Stillhouse Run No 1 Mine 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

5 on file

1985 · 1 incident

1984 · 2 incidents

1983 · 2 incidents

May 23, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Elk River Sewell Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GOT GLOVE CAUGHT DRAWING IT INTO WRENCH AND MASHED FINGER.

February 24, 1983 WV · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
Elk River Sewell Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ROOF BOLT CAME OUT OF HOLE IN ROOF AND SMASHED SMALL FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN BOLT AND ROOF BOLTER THIS INJURY RESULTED IN THE AMPUTATION OF THE FINGER AT THE FIRST JOINT