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B L & S No 1 Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Bland William H
Rivesville, Marion County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607299

B L & S No 1 Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Aug 1989
Ownership history
  1. B L & S Coal Company Inc 1987 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)
1990 6 32,234
1989 7 35,199
1988 6 53,905
1987 3 28,934
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

B L & S No 1 Mine sits in Marion County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.9% 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.
Marion County, West Virginia · Population 56,042
3.9%
Mining share of county employment
$67,537
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1989 · 1 incident

August 22, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B L & S Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING MECHANIC & ANOTHER HELPER REMOVE A BELLY PAN UNDER DOZER SAFETY CABLE & SUPPORTING BOLT BROKE LOOSE FROM BELLY PAN WHICH IN TURN DROPPED & CAUGHT EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND CAU SING LACERATIONS TO PALM & FINGERS OF HAND EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN FIRST AID & TRANSPORTED TO FAIRMONT GENERAL HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM FOR TREATMENT