Baron Coals Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
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No 1: 3 reportable incidents Coal
No 1 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1984
- Latest incident
- Sep 1984
Ownership history
- I & W Coal Company Inc 1975 to 1978
- Sugar Tree Coal Company Inc 1978 to 1982
- Baron Coals Company Inc 1982 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 15 | 47,636 |
| 1984 | 25 | 104,518 |
| 1983 | 29 | 112,053 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 1 sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1984 · 3 incidents
September 7, 1984
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Baron Coals Company Inc · Struck by falling object
WHILE OPERATING LEFT DRIVE SC IN #3 ENTRY ON PILLAR SECTION ,SLAB OF SLATE FELL FROM RIB OVER TO ROW OF PINS 30\\ WIDE X 10\LONG X 6\\ THICK.STIKING SC ON OPERATOR SIDE ROCK BROKE AND A PIEC E OF IT CAUGHT OPERATOR BRUISED RIGHT SHOULDER AND BACK ,BEHIND HIS HEAD .NO BROKEN BONES.
June 11, 1984
WV · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
MACHINERY
Baron Coals Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object
THE R.BOLTER HAS BEEN OUT SIDE FOR REPAIRS AND HAS BEEN PULLED BACK IN SIDE, HAS CONTROL LEVERS TIDED IN STARTED R.BOLTER RAN OVER LEGS