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Layland #4: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Sutton Charles A
Layland, Fayette County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607735

Layland #4 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1991.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Oct 1991
Ownership history
  1. Comfort Run Coal Company Inc 1989 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)
1994 0
1993 1
1992 6 7,088
1991 7 7,083
1990 4 274
1989 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Layland #4 sits in Fayette County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.0% 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.
Fayette County, West Virginia · Population 39,987
3.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,672
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

1991 · 2 incidents

October 28, 1991 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Comfort Run Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS WORKING ON PIPE CHANGE IN PLANT NEW PIPE SUPPORT WAS TALKED IN PLACE TEMPORARILY FOR TEST FIT PURPOSES INSTEAD OF BEING WELDED SECURRY. PIPE SLIPPED OFF OLD SUPPORT STRIKING NEW SUPPORT BREAKING IT LOSE, PIPE SUPPORT (3X3X3/8) FELL STRIKING EE ACROSS FACE AND HAND.