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#1 Preparation Plant: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Massey Energy Company
Lynco, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4602829

MSHA record for #1 Preparation Plant (mine ID 4602829). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Jan 1984
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
1
inspections on record
10
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: 10 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. Consolidation Coal Company 1950 to 1978
  2. Big Bear Mining Company Inc 1978 to present
  3. Vision Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1989
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#1 Preparation Plant sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
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

1 on file

1984 · 1 incident

January 30, 1984 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Bear Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMP WAS GETTING OUT OFSLATE TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL