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Winoc No 1 Deep Mine: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Fola Coal Company, LLC · Underground
Controlled by CONSOL Energy Inc
Bickmore, Clay County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608544

MSHA record for Winoc No 1 Deep Mine (mine ID 4608544). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1999–2000
Latest incident
Jan 2000
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
3
inspections on record
39
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 39 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Vandalia Resources Inc 1995 to 1999
  2. Copperas Coal Corp 1999 to 2002
  3. Fola Coal Company, LLC 2002 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Winoc No 1 Deep Mine sits in Clay County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.5% 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.
Clay County, West Virginia · Population 7,946
5.5%
Mining share of county employment
$42,790
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
September 18, 1999 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Copperas Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS STANDING BY THE CONTROLS ON THE R-SIDE OF THE MACHINE WHILE THE OPERATOR ON THE LEFT SIDE WAS SETTING THE ATRS. AS THE ATRS WAS PRESSURIZED AGAINST THE TOP. A PIECE OF ROCK 3 1/2 FT. X 5 FT. X 6 IN. FELL FRON THE ATRS BACK TOWARDS THE MACHINE BETWEEN THE R-RIB AND THE BOLTS ON THE R-SIDE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK.

Reportable incidents

3 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2000 · 1 incident

January 4, 2000 WV · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Copperas Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE HAD JUST PUT THE POWER IN AND TURNED AROUND TO LEAVE WHEN HE TRIPPED ON SOMETHING. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT ARM. WHEN HE DID THIS HE FRACTURED HIS RIGHT ARM.

1999 · 2 incidents

August 22, 1999 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Copperas Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

A FALL OCCURRED IN THE #2 ENTRY OF THE 3 LT. PANEL, THE FALL WAS APPROX. 50 FT LONG BY 19 FT. WIDE BY 7 YO 8 FT THICK THE FALL WAS 1 BK RIGHT OF SPAD 0220 AND 1 BK LEFT OF SPAD 0218. THE EXACT TIME OF THE FALL CAN'T BE DETERMINED DUE TO THEMINE BEING IDLE AT THE TIME OF THE FALL.

July 7, 1999 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Copperas Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCURRED AND MEASURED 100'L X 18'W X 12-15'H. FALL WAS LOCATED IN THE MAINS 1 BK INBYSPAD #138 FROM #2 ENTRY TO #4 ENTRY. FALL WAS HEARD AND LOCATED BY THE 3RD SHIFT FOREMAN WHICH L ET ME DETERMINE THE DATE/TIME. FALL OCCURED ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE POINT.