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Timco Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

A & A Energy Inc · Underground
Controlled by Milam Theda
Jolo, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607164

MSHA record for Timco Mine (mine ID 4607164). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
Apr 1989
Ownership history
  1. Timco Energy Inc 1986 to 1986
  2. Timco Energy Inc 1986 to 1987
  3. Timco Energy Inc 1987 to 1990
  4. A & A Energy Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Timco Mine sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1989 · 1 incident

April 17, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Timco Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

SPLITTING #86 PILLAR BLOCK.STANDARD SC OPER TOLD TO BRING TIMBERS TO PILLAR SPLIT WHILE INSTALLING BREAKERS AND LIFT POST A ROCK MEAS 5' X 4' X 8" THICK FELL STRIKING SC OPER BREAKING RIBS AND RUPTURED SPLEEN ALSO RUPTURED DIAPHRAM.

1988 · 1 incident

February 16, 1988 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Timco Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS OPEARTING THE MINER IN THE #2 BREAK THOUGH WHEN A SLAB OFROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE BOLTS 4 FOOT LONG, 2 FOOT WIDE AND ABOUT 4 FEET THICH.