Rupert Feed & Supply Inc · Fall from machine
SLIPPED ON STEP3AND FELL BECAUSE OF MUD HIT ARM ON GROUND CAUSED A SPRAIN AND SOME SORENESS.
#3 Surface Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal
#3 Surface Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1986.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1986
- Latest incident
- Nov 1986
Ownership history
- Rupert Feed & Supply Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 18 | 56,311 |
| 1986 | 16 | 54,754 |
| 1985 | 6 | 4,836 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
#3 Surface Mine sits in Fayette County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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
2 on file1986 · 2 incidents
February 8, 1986
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Rupert Feed & Supply Inc · Struck by flying object
THE DRILLED BEN7H AREA WAS BEING BLASTED AS THE SHOT WENT OFF, A PIECE OF ROCK WAS THROWN THROUGH THE AIR AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LOWER JAW