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#2: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Bare Coal Company · Surface
Controlled by Frazee Donald F
601 East Main Street, Preston County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606974

#2 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
May 1989
Ownership history
  1. Bare Coal Company 1985 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)
1990 13 48,122
1989 25 205,504
1988 25 254,219
1987 27 102,823
1986 27 95,260
1985 26 45,224
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#2 sits in Preston County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Preston County, West Virginia · Population 34,204
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$61,373
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1989 · 1 incident

May 25, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bare Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

HE WAS FALLING AFUEL TRUCK FROM A STAIONARY TANK. HE CLIMBED DOWN THE LADDER TO CHECK FOR AND LOST UP FOOTING AND SLIPPED. WHILE TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF HE CUT HIS HAND ON THE SKIRT THAT HO LD THE TANK ON.

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1988 · 1 incident

August 1, 1988 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Bare Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR OF SHUTTLE TRUCK PULLED AWAY FROM LOADING AREA BEFORE THE INJURED WAS ON BOARD CAUSING INJURY TO HIS SHOULDER WHICH RESULTED IN A SPASM AND THE ASSOCIATED INFLAMATION.