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Algoma Preparation Plant: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Controlled by Kennie Ray Childers
Algoma, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4602385

MSHA record for Algoma Preparation Plant (mine ID 4602385). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984–1992
Latest incident
Apr 1992
Ownership history
  1. United Pocahontas Coal Company 1950 to 1986
  2. Angela-Ann Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1988
  3. Dan-Dyster Corp 1988 to 1989
  4. Dan-Dyster Corp 1989 to 1990
  5. Bach'S Energy Inc 1990 to 1991
  6. Regency Financial Services & Associates Inc 1991 to 1993
  7. Regency Financial Services & Associates Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Algoma Preparation Plant 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1984 · 1 incident