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#19 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Triple H Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Monk Arlie H (Rusty) Ii
Crumpler,, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604550

MSHA record for #19 Mine (mine ID 4604550). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1992
Latest incident
Mar 1992
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
6
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: 6 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. United Pocahontas Coal Company 1975 to 1983
  2. Lazy C Coal Corp 1983 to 1988
  3. Sol Coal Inc 1988 to 1989
  4. Mountaineer Coal Enterprises Inc 1989 to 1991
  5. Triple H Coal Company Inc 1991 to 1992
  6. Triple H Coal Company Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#19 Mine sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1992 · 2 incidents

1983 · 1 incident

November 8, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lazy C Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE LAST ROW OF PERMANENT SUPPORT & TEMPORARY SUPPORT WHILE OPERATOR WAS PREPARING TO PUT IN A BOLT.