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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

Surface Mine No 1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1986.

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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.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1993 2 208
1992 4 21,662
1991 4 41,049
1990 4 24,856
1989 1 926
1988 3 20,487
1987 3 8,388
1986 3 4,961
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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.