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17 Preparation Plant: 1 reportable incident Coal

Phoenix Lumber Company · Facility
Controlled by Thompson Rodman E
Red Jacket, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4602440

MSHA record for 17 Preparation Plant (mine ID 4602440). 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
1983
Latest incident
Jul 1983
Ownership history
  1. Island Creek Coal Company 1950 to 1975
  2. Red Jacket Coal Company Inc 1975 to 1979
  3. Pioneer-Harrison Mining Company Inc 1977 to 1977
  4. R N Coal Company Inc 1979 to 1980
  5. Mitchell Energy Corp 1980 to 1983
  6. Mabley Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1984
  7. Intercontinental Ventures Corp 1984 to 1989
  8. Phoenix Lumber Company 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

17 Preparation Plant 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

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

July 16, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Mabley Coal Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

INEFFECTIVE GROUND CLAMP DURING WELDING AND REPAIR OPERATION ON IDLE DAY. FEET IN WATER AT THE TIME ARC WAS STRUCK INJURED UTILITYMAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN COMPARTMENT TO OBTAIN LUNCH KIT AND WAS SHOCKED BY DC WELDER.