Soho Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
THE INJURED WAS DRAGGING A WATER HOSE WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A PICE OF ANGLE IRON.
#8 Preparation Plant: 4 reportable incidents Coal
Royalty Smokeless Coal Company Inc
· Facility
Controlled by
Massey Energy Company
MSHA Mine ID: 4602210
#8 Preparation Plant has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1986.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1986–1989
- Latest incident
- May 1989
Ownership history
- Royalty Smokeless Coal Company Inc 1950 to present
- Soho Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1990
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1990 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 |
| 1988 | 19 |
| 1987 | 19 |
| 1986 | 19 |
| 1985 | 8 |
| 1984 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
#8 Preparation Plant sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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
4 on file1989 · 1 incident
1988 · 1 incident
March 4, 1988
WV · Coal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Soho Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INDV CLEANING OUT CLEAN COAL CHAIN WHEN SHOVEL GOT HUNG.PULLED BACK ON IT,FINGERNAIL WAS TORN OFF.
1987 · 1 incident
July 15, 1987
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Soho Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE PUTTING A3COVER BACK ON THE #3 HEAD ABEL PUMP,THE INJURED WAS SWINGING AND PUSHING THE COVER IN PLACE AND STRAINED HIS BACCK.
1986 · 1 incident
April 16, 1986
WV · Coal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
POWERED HAULAGE
Soho Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
THE INJURED WAS3TRAVELING FROM THE REFUSE DUMP TO THE PREP PLANT WHEN HIS TRUCK SLID ON THE RAIN SLICKENED ROAD AND HE RAN INTO A PILE OF COAL AT THE RAW COAL STORAGE AREA