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Laurel Mt #1: 4 reportable incidents Coal

F & M Coal Company · Surface
Controlled by Frazee Donald F
Masontown, Preston County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4604275

Laurel Mt #1 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1989–1990
Latest incident
Feb 1990
Ownership history
  1. Weter Company Inc 1974 to 1979
  2. F & M Coal Company 1979 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)
1992 1
1991 4
1990 16 61,374
1989 32 179,599
1988 32 159,741
1987 24 135,948
1986 24 156,322
1985 22 181,176
1984 17 71,157
1983 10 30,810
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Laurel Mt #1 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

4 on file

1990 · 2 incidents

February 21, 1990 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver ELECTRICAL
F & M Coal Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

REPAIRING THE POST ON BATTERY BATTERY EPLODED DISCHARGING ACID, IN CONTACT WITH EYE. TRANSP TO HOSP.

February 21, 1990 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
F & M Coal Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

TRUCK DRIVER AND INJ REPAIRING POST ON TRUCK BATTERY BATTERY EXPLODED DISCHARGING ACID SOME ACID CAME IN CONTACT WITH EYES EYES FLUSHED TREATED ON SITE TRANSPORTED TO HOSP.

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1989 · 2 incidents

October 23, 1989 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
F & M Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

FOOT SLIPPED ON SLICK SURFACE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO INJURE BACK WHILE FUELING TRUCK.

May 10, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
F & M Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL STRAINED BACK WHILE LIFTING BLOCKING WOOD BLOCKS DID NOT THINK SPRAIN SERIOUS AND REMAINED AT WORK FOR REMAINDER OF SHIFT REPORTED TO WORK NEXT DAY 5-11-89 AND LATER THAT DAY 5-11-89 DECI DED TO SEE DR