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#1 Surface: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Davis, Tucker County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4603013

#1 Surface has had no fatalities among 6 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1985–1987
Latest incident
Dec 1987
Ownership history
  1. Davis Trucking Company Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1987 42 406,413
1986 43 433,190
1985 31 286,312
1984 25 196,408
1983 36 322,342
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#1 Surface sits in Tucker County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.6% 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.
Tucker County, West Virginia · Population 6,698
1.6%
Mining share of county employment
$53,475
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1987 · 2 incidents

December 4, 1987 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Davis Trucking Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE BUMPED3KNEE ON STEP OF DOZER DID NOT GO TO DOC.TILL 122187(CONTINUED WORKING) NOTIFIED US ON 122987 THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO WORK FOR 3TO4WEEKS

1986 · 3 incidents

October 30, 1986 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Davis Trucking Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

THROWING A CUTT3NG EDGE ON THE TRUCK HAND HIT THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK MASHING LEFT RING FINGER

September 3, 1986 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Davis Trucking Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEELING OIL DR6M CUT FINGER ON ROUGH EDGE OF DRUM.

March 24, 1986 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Davis Trucking Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

FUEL TRUCK WOUL8 NOT START EMPLOYEE A I NAME TO START THE TRUCK FROM UNDER THE HOOD BY WING A SCREWDRIVER TO BY PASS THE SALEMAID THE TRUCK WAS NOT PUT OUT OF GEAR AND STARTED LURCHED FORWARD AND PINNED TH9 EMPLOYEE AGAINST THE FUEL SHED.

1985 · 1 incident