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#52 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Redden Steve W
Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606133

MSHA record for #52 Mine (mine ID 4606133). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Jun 1985
Ownership history
  1. Jenny Mining Company 1980 to 1983
  2. Bryant Trucking Company Inc 1983 to 1984
  3. Maple Leaf Coal Company Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#52 Mine 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

3 on file

1985 · 1 incident

June 22, 1985 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Maple Leaf Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OUTSIDE PERSON WAS HELPING ELECTRICIAN START SCOOP WHEN FOOT PEDAL HUNG UPON RELEASE DUE TO RUST BUILD UP ON CONTROL LEVER. THE SCOOP HAD BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR A PERIOD OF SEX MONTHS

1984 · 2 incidents

May 3, 1984 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Bryant Trucking Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONED NEAR A TAILPIECE DUMP AREA.(CHAIN CONVEYOR FEEDS BELT) AN OVERSIZE ROCK DISLODGED THE BELT JACK WHICH STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE JAW BONE.

March 23, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bryant Trucking Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE TENSION ON A SET OF COME-A-LONGS AFTER SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HANDLE SLIPPED FROM EMPLOYEE\S HAND STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE NOSE.