Metco Mining Corp · Fall onto or against objects
CAR DROPPER SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AGAINST CAR WHEN CARS BUMPED
Plant No 1: 5 reportable incidents Coal
Benafuels Processing Inc
· Facility
Controlled by
Branham Howard
MSHA Mine ID: 4605068
Plant No 1 has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1984–1985
- Latest incident
- Sep 1985
Ownership history
- Metco Mining Corp 1976 to 1979
- Metco Mining Corp 1979 to 1983
- Metco Mining Corp 1983 to 1985
- Metco Mining Corp 1985 to 1986
- Benafuels Processing Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 7 |
| 1988 | 8 |
| 1987 | 4 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1985 | 13 |
| 1984 | 12 |
| 1983 | 7 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Plant 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
5 on file1985 · 3 incidents
March 14, 1985
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Metco Mining Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances
CUTTING WITH TORCH PIECE OF METAL CAME UP AND HIT VICTIM IN THE EYE.
Metco Mining Corp · Fall from machine
CLIMBING STEPS TO TAKE COAL SAMPLE FROM TRUCK SLIPPED AND HURT WRIST
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1984 · 2 incidents
October 4, 1984
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Metco Mining Corp · Struck by falling object
DROPPED PIECE OF FLATIRON ON HIS FOOT
January 20, 1984
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Metco Mining Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances
USING FUEL HEATER TO THAW FROZEN SLATE GATE. HE HAD FINISHED HIS WORK AN STARTED TO GATHER UP HIS TOOLS AN HEATER SMOULDERED OUT AS REIGNHTED BLOWING INTO HIS FACE CAUSING FUME DAMAGE TO HIS E TO HIS EYES AND SLIGHT BURN .