Relgis Inc · Struck by falling object
SANDSTONE LAYER THINNED DOWN TO FEATHER EDGE WITH SMALL COAL LAYER ABOVE.ROCK WAS TIGHT WHEN MINED UNDER BUT LATER LOOSENED AND FELL ON MAN WORKING IN THIS AREA
Beech Glen Mine #1: 1 reportable incident Coal
Relgis Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Bruce W Sigler
Jodie,
Fayette County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606608
MSHA record for Beech Glen Mine #1 (mine ID 4606608). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1985
- Latest incident
- Apr 1985
Ownership history
- Relgis Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Beech Glen Mine #1 sits in Fayette County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.0% 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.Fayette County, West Virginia · Population 39,987
3.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,672
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.