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No 4: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Ycats Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Stacy Francis Ray
Stollings, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606056

No 4 has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1984–1988
Latest incident
Oct 1988
Ownership history
  1. Pine Tree Coal Company 1979 to 1980
  2. A R P A Inc 1980 to 1983
  3. Aztec Mining Corp 1983 to 1984
  4. Revenue Management Service Inc 1984 to 1985
  5. Barrett Mining Corp 1985 to 1986
  6. J & T Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1986
  7. Zachery Mining Inc 1986 to 1987
  8. Ycats Coal Company 1987 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)
1987 15 6,650
1986 9 5,005
1984 24 37,830
1983 6 10,147
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 4 sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
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 file

1988 · 1 incident

October 13, 1988 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss ELECTRICAL
Ycats Coal Company · Contact with electrical current

THE VICTIM DE-ENERGIZED A 480VOLT DISTRIBUTION CIRCUIT IN ORDER TO PERFORM REPAIRS TO A CUT OUT SWITCH,CLIMBED A POLE ON WHICH THE SWITCH WAS LOCATED SAND INADVERTENTLY CONTACTED A BARE,ENERGI ZED VOLTAGE CONDUCTOR(7200 VOLTS LINE TO GROUND.

Show 4 earlier incidents

1986 · 2 incidents

December 22, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Zachery Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

SLICK IN TOP FE5L OUT. WENT INTO #7 HLG. AND STARTED PINNING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT THE JACKS WERE SET FOR THE ATRS HAD A FITTING AND ROPE BROKE ON IT AFTER START OF SHIFT. JACKS WERE BEING USED F OR REMAINDER OF3SHIFT ONLY.

November 11, 1986 WV · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
Zachery Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

CONDITION GOOD 9QUIPMENT GOOD. DRAW SLATE FELL INBY LAST ROW OF BOLTS.

1984 · 2 incidents

September 18, 1984 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator ELECTRICAL
Revenue Management Service Inc · Flash burns (electric)

BURN ON RIGHT WRIST CAUSED BY ARC ON ELECTRICAL WIRE.

September 13, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Revenue Management Service Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HEAD OF GALIS BREAKING LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.