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Central Shop: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Julian, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606408

MSHA record for Central Shop (mine ID 4606408). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
May 1984
Ownership history
  1. Southern Appalachian Coal Company 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Central Shop sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
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

5 on file

1984 · 1 incident

May 3, 1984 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

EMP STATED HE HAD PAIN IN RT SIDE OF RIB CAGE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE HAPPENED WHILE MOVING FERTIZLER AND SEED 50 # BAGS BAGS POSSI 55# BAGS SEED POSSIBLE 10 BAGS EACH

1983 · 4 incidents

October 31, 1983 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF MICHIGAN ENDLOADER HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN LADDER AND HE FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HIS BACK HEAD & SHOULDERS

October 18, 1983 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PUTTING A BED JACK ON A R-85 EUCLID ROCK TRUCK. EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING DOWN ON A SLATE BAR; HURT BACK OF NECK. BAR DID NOT SLIP; EMPLOYEE WAS JUST PUSHING ON BAR.

April 14, 1983 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Fall from machine

EE LOST HIS FOOTING WHILE STEPPING OFF OF A LOADER & HE FELL INTO THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE.

February 8, 1983 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING PARTS FROM THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK AND STRAINED THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK DID NOT BEGIN MISSING UNTIL 2 10 83