C & B Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
SCOOPING ROCK FALL, RAN INTO ROCK HURT LOWER PART OF BACK.
Patton Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal
Patton Mine has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1990.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1990–1991
- Latest incident
- Apr 1991
Ownership history
- C & B Coal Company 1985 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 17 | 37,550 |
| 1990 | 20 | 61,726 |
| 1989 | 23 | 65,919 |
| 1988 | 26 | 70,356 |
| 1987 | 11 | 51,281 |
| 1986 | 9 | 14,817 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Patton Mine sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.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
3 on file1991 · 2 incidents
C & B Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
NO 5 ENTRY 32" TO 34" HIGH 24' LONG 22' WIDE #6 ENTRY 32" TO 34" HIGH 24" LONG APPROX. 96' WIDE #7 ENTRUY 32' TO 34" HIGH 20" WIDE 60' LONG DUE TO FALL AREA IN MINES BEGINING AT SPAD #607 EXTI NGING UP TO 609 SPAD.
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1990 · 1 incident
C & B Coal Company · Struck by falling object
CONTUSION ABDOMEN HERNIA ROCK FALL ON SCOOPE & I NAME