Double S Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
TIMBER FELL OUT AND HIT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT SIDE OF FACE.
Beech Glen Mine #4: 5 reportable incidents Coal
Beech Glen Mine #4 has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1989.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1989–1990
- Latest incident
- Oct 1990
Ownership history
- Double S Mining Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 23 | 218,102 |
| 1989 | 19 | 118,624 |
| 1988 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Beech Glen Mine #4 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.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1990 · 4 incidents
August 9, 1990
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Double S Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING TIMBER & FELT ACHING IN LOWER BACK AS IF PULLED EMPL DID NOT REPORT INJURY. HE CALLED FOREMAN TWO DAYS LATER & TOLD FOREMAN OF ALLEGED INJURY. EMPL'S WORKERS COMPENSATION IS BEING PROT ESTED.
Double S Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
HE SAID THAT HE WAS WALKING BESIDE MINER TO SET BITS, SLIPPED AND FELL.
April 18, 1990
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Double S Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING & UNLOADING HEADERS
1989 · 1 incident
Double S Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
NO INJURY BAD TOP.