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#2 Surface Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Tri-County Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by Meredith Chester
Summerlee, Fayette County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4605362

#2 Surface Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Dec 1985
Ownership history
  1. Princess Cindy Mining Inc 1976 to 1983
  2. Princess Cindy Mining Inc 1983 to 1984
  3. U & H Enterprises Inc 1984 to 1984
  4. Prosperity Mining Inc 1984 to 1986
  5. Tri-County Mining Inc 1986 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)
1986 11 18,690
1985 19 83,976
1984 7 33,377
1983 14 16,364
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#2 Surface Mine sits in Fayette County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.0% 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.
Fayette County, West Virginia · Population 39,987
3.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,672
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

1985 · 1 incident

December 27, 1985 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Prosperity Mining Inc · Fall from machine

STEERING LOCKED3AND BRAKED FAILED-TRUCK TURNED OVER & BURNED-INS COMPANY WILL NOT LET THEM CHECK OUT MECHANICAL FAILURE-NO INJURIES-MAN JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK.