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Bishop Central Shop: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Bishop Coal Company · Facility
Controlled by CONSOL Energy Inc
(Near Bishop Tazewell), Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4602379

Bishop Central Shop has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Nov 1985
Ownership history
  1. Bishop Coal Company 1950 to 1985
  2. Bishop Coal Company 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1998 0
1997 0
1996 0
1995 0
1994 0
1993 0
1992 0
1991 0
1990 0
1989 0
1988 0
1987 0
1986 0
1985 2
1984 4
1983 6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Bishop Central Shop sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
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

1985 · 1 incident

November 7, 1985 WV · Coal electrician, lineman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

RECEIVED A LETTER FROM COMP COMMISSIONER AWARDING THIS INDIVIDUAL 15% OCCUPATIONAL ILLNES

1984 · 1 incident

December 10, 1984 WV · Coal electrician, lineman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PNEUMOCONIOSIS

1983 · 1 incident

December 5, 1983 WV · Coal electrician, lineman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS TERMINATED 10-26-82.