Mining Incidents

Surface Mine No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Double N Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by Hunter Ernie
Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607132

MSHA record for Surface Mine No 1 (mine ID 4607132). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Oct 1986
Ownership history
  1. H & D Coal Company 1986 to 1988
  2. Rupert Feed & Supply Inc 1988 to 1989
  3. Double N Mining Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Surface Mine No 1 sits in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.7% 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.
Greenbrier County, West Virginia · Population 32,688
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$48,662
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1986 · 1 incident

October 29, 1986 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H & D Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING PIN OUT OF BOOM TO LET IT DOWN, WHEN THE WEIGHT OF IT LET IT FALL ON HIS ARM, BRUISING IT.