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Ben Creek Preparation Plant: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Premium Energy Inc · Facility
Controlled by Donald Nicewonder
Wharncliffe, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606889

MSHA record for Ben Creek Preparation Plant (mine ID 4606889). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
Feb 1989
Ownership history
  1. Mingo Logan Coal Company 1985 to 1989
  2. Premium Energy Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Ben Creek Preparation Plant sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.
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 file

1989 · 2 incidents

January 9, 1989 WV · Coal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
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