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#55-B: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Dick J Plaster
Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607189

#55-B has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Aug 1987
Ownership history
  1. Lafayette Springs Enterprises Inc 1986 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)
1987 28 120,756
1986 29 46,600
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#55-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

1987 · 2 incidents

August 4, 1987 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lafayette Springs Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED IN #1 ENTRY-FACE OF THE PLACE 1ST LEFT PANEL.FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 4' TO 6' IN HEIGHT 45' IN.LENGTH 18' TO 20' IN WIDTH.THE FALL OCCURRED 1 BREAK INBY SPAD 756 DUE TO A FAULT AREA. 3

January 7, 1987 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lafayette Springs Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED 4 BREAKS OUTBY FACE AREA IN #1 ENTRY INTAKE APPROX 65' IN LENGTH 5'-6' IN HEIGHT. NO INJURIES. NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT HAD BEEN PUT IN AREA PRIOR TO FAL L. 3