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No 18: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Star Buck Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Muncy Danny L
Keystone, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605700

No 18 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
Mar 1987
Ownership history
  1. B B C Coal Company Inc 1977 to 1991
  2. B B C Coal Company Inc 1988 to 1989
  3. Star Buck Coal Inc 1991 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 4 2,270
1991 11 5,012
1990 9 27,616
1989 9 31,915
1988 10 34,497
1987 9 41,890
1986 8 34,967
1985 8 26,918
1984 4 14,619
1983 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 18 sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1987 · 1 incident

March 23, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler ELECTRICAL
B B C Coal Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PINNER CABLE CA6GHT ON FIRE PRODUCING SMOKE. SMOKE INHALATION CAUSED A HIGH CARBONE MONOXIDE COUNT INBLOOD. HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED OVERNIGHT ON OXYGEN

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1986 · 1 incident

February 4, 1986 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
B B C Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SCOOP CAUGHT EM1LOYEE AGAINST BELT TAIL-PIECE, MASHING PELVIS AND BOTH FEMURS