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Surface Mine B: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Mc Cullough Ronald W
Rupert, Greenbrier Co., Greenbrier County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608510

Surface Mine B has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1996.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1996
Latest incident
Feb 1996
Ownership history
  1. Mc Cullough Mining Inc 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)
1996 4
1995 6 5,002
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Surface Mine B sits in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.7% 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.
Greenbrier County, West Virginia · Population 32,688
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$48,662
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

1996 · 2 incidents

February 6, 1996 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Mc Cullough Mining Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING D9G, EE EXPERIENCED INDIGESTION.EE PARKED HIS MACHINE, WENT TO HIS PICKUP. HE THEN BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE CHEST PAINS. HE CONTACTEDANOTHER EE BY COMPANY RADIA & ALERTED HIM THAT H E NEEDED ASSISTANCE.

January 25, 1996 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mc Cullough Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ASSISTING INSTALLING A RADIATOR INTO A D9L. CAT DOZER. HE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS TO A RADIATOR HOSE ON LOWER PORTAINS OF RADIATOR. EE STRAINE HIMSELF IN THE ADBOMAN AREA AND BACK AREA.