Benafuels Inc · Struck against stationary object
LAYING ACROSS A3 8" PIPE WELDING IN A THICKNER TANK. I FELT A SHARP PAIN IN MY LEFT SIDE. I TOLD FOREMAN. BRUISED RIBS.
Benafuels Mccomas Inc: 3 reportable incidents Coal
Benafuels Mccomas Inc has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1986.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1986
- Latest incident
- Jul 1986
Ownership history
- Benafuels Inc 1983 to 1986
- Benafuels Mc Comas Inc 1986 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 10 | 9,336 |
| 1983 | 4 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Benafuels Mccomas Inc sits in Mercer County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.Mercer County, West Virginia · Population 59,062
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$47,799
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1986 · 3 incidents
Benafuels Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PICKED UP PIECE3OF PLATE THAT WAS COVERING A HOLE HE FELL THRU HOLE INJURING LOWER PART OF BACK SIDE OF STOMACH & ELBOW.
April 4, 1986
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Benafuels Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
TWO MEN WERE LO5DING SCRAP IRON INTO PAYLOADER BUCKET. WHILE HANDLING A SHORT PIECE OF I-BEAM MAN MASHED INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.