Valley Camp Coal Company · Fall down stairs
HE WAS STARTING3DOWN A FLIGHT OF STEPS IN PREP PLANT MISSED STEP AND SLID DOWN ON SIDE AND BUTT. FRACTURED TWO RIBS.
V C #1 Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal
Valley Camp Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Quaker State Corp
Short Creek,
Ohio County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4601483
MSHA record for V C #1 Mine (mine ID 4601483). 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
- Jul 1985
Ownership history
- Valley Camp Coal Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
V C #1 Mine sits in Ohio County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.3% 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.Ohio County, West Virginia · Population 41,904
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$57,867
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1985 · 3 incidents
June 18, 1985
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Camp Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
TRIPES HIT H EAD ON BUGGY RIGHT SIDE CONT HEAR RIGHT EAR RIGHT EYE BLURRY BUGG IS NOT RUNNING.
Valley Camp Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
THE FALL OCCURRED IN NO.3 ENTRY OF 1 EAST SECTION INTAKE ENTRY OUTBY 1 NORTH BLEEDER - WEEKLY CHECK POINT. FALL FELL ACROSS NO. 3 ENTRY BOUT 15\ INTO BREAK THROUGH ABOUT 15\ X 30\ X 5\ RESIN BOLTS WERE USED UNDECTED SLIP CAUSED BOLTS TO BE INEFFECTIVE AREA WAS NOT POSTED FELL 5 TO 6\ HIGH
1984 · 1 incident
Valley Camp Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
I.NAME STEPPED OFF OF JEEP ONTO A LUMP OF STONE TWISTING HIS RIGHT FOOT HAIRLINE FRACTURE RIGHT FOOT
1983 · 1 incident
February 15, 1983
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Camp Coal Company · Struck by falling object
WHILE BENT OVER CUTTING A TIMBER A POST BEING SET CAME LOOSE STRIKING MR SANDRETH ON RIGHT KNEE