Mingo Logan Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
UNKNOWN POSSIBLE TWISTED BACK WHEN CLIMBING ONTO BOOM TRUCK
Ben Creek Preparation Plant: 4 reportable incidents Coal
Ben Creek Preparation Plant has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1988.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1988–1989
- Latest incident
- Feb 1989
Ownership history
- Mingo Logan Coal Company 1985 to 1989
- Premium Energy Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 9 |
| 1991 | 9 |
| 1990 | 9 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1988 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Ben Creek Preparation Plant sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1989 · 2 incidents
Mingo Logan Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS STANDING ON STEP LADDER TIGHTENING BOLTS WHEN LADDER TWISTED SIDEWYS, SPRAINING BACK. INJURED WORKED 2 WEEKS WITHOUT COMPLAINT UNTIL 1-30 MISSED FIRST DAY.
1988 · 2 incidents
Mingo Logan Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
DECENDING STRUCTIAL STEEL & PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER ABODMAN-HERNIA POSS.
Mingo Logan Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED SLIPPED ON A 2 X 4 WHEN CLIMBING OUT OF EXCAVATED FOUNDATION AND TWISTED ANKLE.