Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
RECEIVED A LETTER FROM COMP COMMISSIONER AWARDING THIS INDIVIDUAL 15% OCCUPATIONAL ILLNES
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
MSHA record for Bishop Central Shop (mine ID 4602379). 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
- 1983–1985
- Latest incident
- Nov 1985
Ownership history
- Bishop Coal Company 1950 to 1985
- Bishop Coal Company 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Bishop Central Shop sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.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 file1985 · 1 incident
1984 · 1 incident
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
PNEUMOCONIOSIS
1983 · 1 incident
Bishop Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS TERMINATED 10-26-82.