HE WAS MOVING A3 OXYGEN CYLINDER WHEN FELT PAIN IN KNEE AND BACK.
Central Maintenance Crew: 4 reportable incidents Coal
Southern Appalachian Coal Company
· Facility
Controlled by
American Electric Power Company Inc
MSHA Mine ID: 4603336
Central Maintenance Crew has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1983–1986
- Latest incident
- Dec 1986
Ownership history
- Southern Appalachian Coal Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1985 | 3 |
| 1984 | 8 |
| 1983 | 28 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Central Maintenance Crew sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1986 · 1 incident
December 17, 1986
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
1985 · 1 incident
May 22, 1985
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WITNESS STATES THAT HE AND I.NAME WERE LOADING SCRAP METAL ONTO TRUCK WHEN A CHAIN SLIPPED AND A PIECE OF METAL HIT I.NAME ON LEFT SIDE OF BODY
1983 · 2 incidents
April 13, 1983
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
OTHER
Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Struck by flying object
EE WAS PUTTING HYDRAULIC OIL IN TANK OF TRUCK. THE WIND WAS BLOWING & BLEW RUST PARTICLES FROM THE CAB OF COAL TRUCK INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
January 21, 1983
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Fall from machine
THE EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS TRUCK ONTO THE CATWALK AT THE SLATE BIN TO LOAD HIS TRUCK HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE CATWALK CAUSING INJURY TO HIS LEFT LEG AND ANKLE