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Benafuels Mccomas Inc: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Benafuels Mc Comas Inc · Facility
Controlled by John Lingerfelt
Mccomas, Mercer County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606704

MSHA record for Benafuels Mccomas Inc (mine ID 4606704). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Jul 1986
Ownership history
  1. Benafuels Inc 1983 to 1986
  2. Benafuels Mc Comas Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Benafuels Mccomas Inc sits in Mercer County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
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 file

1986 · 3 incidents

July 8, 1986 WV · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
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.

June 12, 1986 WV · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
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.