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Jenkinjones Top-Of-Hill: 1 reportable incident Coal

Recon Resources · Facility
Controlled by Ed Justice; Sammy Goff
Jenkinjones, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608298

Jenkinjones Top-Of-Hill has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1997.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1997
Latest incident
Jan 1997
Ownership history
  1. Star Buck Coal Inc 1993 to 1995
  2. Recon Resources 1995 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)
1997 6 48,085
1996 5 86,977
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Jenkinjones Top-Of-Hill 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

1 on file

1997 · 1 incident

January 15, 1997 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Recon Resources · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVER WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVAL OF REFUSE FROZEN TO BACK OF DUMP TRAILER BED. SAFETY ARM, USED FOR IMMOBILIZING TAILGATE, WAS ACCIDENTALLY KNOCKED LOOSE BY COWORKER. THIS ALLOWED TAILGATE TO S HUT AND BUMPED DRIVERS HEAD AS HE WAS WATCHING THE WORK. DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO EMERG HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATION AND RELEASED BY DR APPROX 2 HOURS LATER.