New Elk Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I NAME WAS HELPING UNLOAD BELT STRUCTURE & HURT HIS BACK
#1 Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal
#1 Mine has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1989.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1989–1990
- Latest incident
- Jan 1990
Ownership history
- New Elk Coal Company 1979 to 1990
- Little Darrell Coal Company 1990 to 1990
- Tamron Energy Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7 | 5,383 |
| 1991 | 7 | 11,320 |
| 1990 | 18 | 10,651 |
| 1989 | 18 | 45,812 |
| 1988 | 18 | 51,231 |
| 1987 | 15 | 36,692 |
| 1986 | 27 | 73,462 |
| 1985 | 20 | 69,230 |
| 1984 | 20 | 59,508 |
| 1983 | 24 | 53,394 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
#1 Mine sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1990 · 1 incident
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1989 · 4 incidents
November 13, 1989
WV · Coal
motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator
POWERED HAULAGE
New Elk Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BACKING MANTRIP UP CAR JACK KNIFED AND CAUGHT RIGHT ARM BETWEEN CAR AND MOTOR IN ELBOW AREA.
October 12, 1989
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Elk Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PULLING MINER CABLE.
New Elk Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
WHILE EMPL WAS PITCHING TIMBERS AS HE STARTED TO PITCH TIMBER IT HIT ANCHOR JACK ON MINER BEFORE HE COULD TURN LOOSE OF IT THUS INJURING LEFT SHOUDLER.
August 10, 1989
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
New Elk Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
KNOCKING LOW BELT STRUCTURE TOGETHER WITH HAMMER IT GLANCED OFF HITTING KNEE.