C & P Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF DRY ROCK FELL
No 3: 10 reportable incidents Coal
No 3 has had no fatalities among 10 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Oct 1984
Ownership history
- C & P Coal Company Inc 1983 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 | 8 | 17,174 |
| 1984 | 28 | 98,236 |
| 1983 | 28 | 52,914 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 3 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
10 on file1984 · 7 incidents
May 30, 1984
WV · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
C & P Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
RIB OF COAL AND ROCK ROLLED OVER.
C & P Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WAS LIFTING LIDS TO CLEAN BATTERY ON SCOOP OUTSIDE AND PULLED BACK
April 19, 1984
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & P Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
UNLOADING CRIB BLOCKS HURT IN #6 ENTRY.
C & P Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
WHILE RUNNING PINNER, A ROCK FELL AND HIT FOOT.
January 27, 1984
WV · Coal
stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
C & P Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
WAS CRAWLING DRAGGING A BAG OF MORTAR AND SET KNEE DOWN ON A SHARP ROCK
C & P Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
WHILE TRAMMING THE SCOOP GOT KNEE AGAINST TOP
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1983 · 3 incidents
December 7, 1983
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
MACHINERY
C & P Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
OPERATING PINNER CAUGHT BETWEEN PINNER AND TOP
September 13, 1983
WV · Coal
roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & P Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HE WAS DRILLING TOP WITH ROOF BOLTER AND A PIECE OF STEEL GOT STUCK TO THE TOP, HE PULLED THE PIECE OS STEEL OUT AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO PIECE OF STEEL.
August 11, 1983
WV · Coal
cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
C & P Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
HE WAS GETTING A PIECE OF CURTAIN OFFTHE CUTTERBAR HE THOUGHT HE WAS OUT OF THE WAY A SHOT WENT OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE LEG AND BRUISED LEG