Mining Incidents

Amherst No 4-H: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Arch Of West Virginia · Underground
Controlled by Patriot Coal Corporation
Accoville, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4601364

MSHA record for Amherst No 4-H (mine ID 4601364). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Apr 1986
Ownership history
  1. Amherst Coal Company 1950 to 1982
  2. Amherst Coal Company 1982 to 1987
  3. Arch Of West Virginia 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Amherst No 4-H sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
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

1986 · 1 incident

April 22, 1986 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amherst Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS TH9OWN FROM ENDLOADER BUCKET AFTER HE KNOCKED A PIN FORM THE BUCKET.

1983 · 1 incident

June 11, 1983 WV · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator POWERED HAULAGE
Amherst Coal Company · Fall from machine

DROPPING 3 RAILROAD CARS AND WAS RIDING THE MIDDLE CAR THE BRAKES WOULDNT HOLD SO HE JUMPED OFF