Mining Incidents

Wineford #1 Surface: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Rex Fought
Red Jacket, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607995

MSHA record for Wineford #1 Surface (mine ID 4607995). 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
1991–1992
Latest incident
Jul 1992
Ownership history
  1. Crown Royal Mining Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Wineford #1 Surface sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.
Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1992 · 3 incidents

July 13, 1992 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Crown Royal Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF A DOZER WHEN FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM LOWER BACK HIT PUSH ARM AS HE FELL TO THE GROUND.

May 6, 1992 WV · Coal drill operator POWERED HAULAGE
Crown Royal Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

VICTIM WAS BACKING ROCK TRUCK TO THE EDGE OF EMBANKMENT WHILE TURNING TO DUMP A LOAD OF FILL MATERIAL AND BACKED OVER THE STOP BERM AND FLIPPED OVER AND DOWN THE SLOPE COMING TO A STOP A DISTA NCE OF APPROXIMATELY 30 FT AND RESTING ON THE TRUCK TOP.

March 4, 1992 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Crown Royal Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF MICHIGAN L320 LOADER AND WHEN GOT TO THE GROUND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

1991 · 2 incidents

December 2, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Crown Royal Mining Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON EQUIPMENT BUCKET AND BREATHING FUMES HAD PAIN IN CHEST AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH.

October 10, 1991 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Crown Royal Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING OIL TANK ON GREASE TRUCK. WHEN HE WENT TO GET OFF TRUCK, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF TRUCK AND HIT BACK ON THE TRUCK AS HE WAS FALLING OFF.