Mining Incidents

Central Dock: 1 reportable incident Coal

Thor Inc · Facility
Controlled by Parsons Howard F (Pete)
Morgantown, Monongalia County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606040

MSHA record for Central Dock (mine ID 4606040). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Sep 1989
Ownership history
  1. Morgantown Ordnance Terminal Inc 1979 to 1982
  2. Best Loading Company Inc 1982 to 1986
  3. Middle States Resources Inc 1986 to 1988
  4. Thor Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Central Dock sits in Monongalia County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.1% 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.
Monongalia County, West Virginia · Population 106,520
2.1%
Mining share of county employment
$62,704
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

1989 · 1 incident

September 6, 1989 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor OTHER
Thor Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS WALKING ACROSS FLAT COAL YARD AND SNEEZED AND BACK WENT OUT. HERNIATED DISC OF LUMBAR VERTIBRAE.