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Bluestone #31-A (1): 1 recorded fatality Coal

Honaker Leasing Inc · Underground
Controlled by Jack Honaker
Keystone, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607831

Bluestone #31-A (1) has had 1 fatality among 2 reportable incidents since 1990.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1990–1994
Latest incident
May 1994
Ownership history
  1. Linda Enterprises Inc 1990 to 1992
  2. Silver Eagle Coal Inc 1992 to 1993
  3. Harman Energy Inc 1993 to 1995
  4. R & G Mining Inc 1995 to 1996
  5. Honaker Leasing Inc 1996 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)
1996 4 17,098
1994 3 420
1993 0
1992 9 15,917
1991 7 15,416
1990 7 38,686
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Bluestone #31-A (1) 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 23, 1990 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Linda Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

THE VICTIM HAD ALREADY TAKEN 1 CUT OUT OF #5 ENTRY AND IT WAS THEN BOLTED. HE AGAIN RE-ENTERED THE FACE AND HAD MINED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENTRY. HE WAS MINING THE RIGHT SIDE AND HAD TRAVELE D APPROXIMATELY 11 FEET BEYOND THE LAST ROW OF ROOF BOLTS, WHEN AN AREA OF ROOF (ABOUT 8 INCHES THICK, 11 FEET WIDE AND 18 FEET LONG) FELL ONT EH MIENR CRUSHING THE VICTIM IN THE DECK OF THE M

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1994 · 1 incident