Shrewsbury Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
COPD (BLACKLUNG5.
Underground Mine #1: 17 reportable incidents Coal
Arch Of West Virginia
· Underground
Controlled by
Patriot Coal Corporation
Blount,
Kanawha County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605906
MSHA record for Underground Mine #1 (mine ID 4605906). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 1983–1987
- Latest incident
- Nov 1987
Ownership history
- Shrewsbury Coal Company 1978 to 1992
- Arch Of West Virginia 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Underground Mine #1 sits in Kanawha County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Kanawha County, West Virginia · Population 178,198
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,887
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
17 on file1987 · 10 incidents
November 20, 1987
WV · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Unclassified, insufficient data
INDUCED HEARING3LOSS.
November 20, 1987
WV · Coal
cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
COPD (BLACKLUNG5.
November 20, 1987
WV · Coal
gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Shrewsbury Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
NOISE INDUCED H9ARING LOSS.
November 20, 1987
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
COPD (BLACKLUND5.
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
COPD (BLACKLUNG5.
November 19, 1987
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
BLACKLUNG 3
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
BLACK LUNG. 3
November 19, 1987
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
BLACK LUNG. 3
November 19, 1987
WV · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
COPD (BLACKLUNG5.
1984 · 5 incidents
December 26, 1984
WV · Coal
cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS BACK WHILE PULLING ON THE CUTTING MACHINE CALLE
November 8, 1984
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
I.NAME WAS WALKING OVER SOME BOARDS THAT WERE LYING ON BOTTOM AND STEPPED ON A NAIL THAT WAS PROTRUDING FROM ONE OF THE BOARDS WHICH PENETRATED THRU HIS BOOT & PUNCTURED HIS FOOT
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
I.NAME WAS MOVING LOOSE BOARDS FROM A BRIDGE WHEN HE STEPPED ON ONE WITH A NAIL STICKING UP IN IT I.NAME RECEIVED A PUNCTURE OF THE FOOT
September 7, 1984
WV · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Struck by flying object
I NAME WAS SHOOTING DRAWROCK WHEN A PIECE OF THE ROCK GLANCED OUT OF THE CROSSCUT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE EAR.
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
I.NAME WAS PULLING ON THE LOADER CABLE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE BOTTOM INJURING HIS BACK.
1983 · 2 incidents
June 3, 1983
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLES IN ROOF WHEN THE DRILL STEEL BROKE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT ELBOW CAUSING THE LACERATION
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF STACKER BELT WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED LOOSE. HIS RIGHT LEG CAME DOWN ONTO THE CATWALK OF THE BELT CAUSING TOO MUCH WEIGHT FOR ONE LEG. THE CARTLIDGE WAS TORN FR OM THE KNEE CAP.