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Blue Ridge No 107: 1 reportable incident Coal

Colt Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by Mc Cullough K L
Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607973

Blue Ridge No 107 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1991.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Feb 1991
Ownership history
  1. Colt Mining Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1994 0
1992 6 5,142
1991 6 9,703
1990 6 667
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Blue Ridge No 107 sits in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.7% 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.
Greenbrier County, West Virginia · Population 32,688
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$48,662
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1991 · 1 incident

February 18, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Colt Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

SHOVELING UP COAL BEHIND PARKED CUMP TRUCK WHEN HE TURNED AND STOOD UP STRAIGHT. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON REAR OF TRUCK WHICH CAUSED A BUMP ON THE LOWER LEFT HAND SIDE OF HIS HEAD.