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Coalburg #7: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Laurel Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Bell Douglas-Casset Bias
Sharples, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607476

Coalburg #7 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
Aug 1990
Ownership history
  1. Bend Branch Coal Company 1988 to 1988
  2. Laurel Coal Corp 1988 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)
1990 28 316,979
1989 21 348,284
1988 17 129,665
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Coalburg #7 sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1990 · 1 incident

August 16, 1990 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Laurel Coal Corp · Struck by powered moving object

SETTING SPADS SHUTTLE CAR KNOCKED EMP OVER AND INSIDE BUGGY

1989 · 1 incident

April 24, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Laurel Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PERSON WAS STANDING NEXT TO BOLTING MACHINE AND OPERATOR TRAMMED OVER HIS LEFT FOOT.

1988 · 2 incidents

December 27, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Laurel Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IT WAS REPORTED SECTION FOREMAN THAT HW WAS HIT ON KNEE BY BUSHING OFF OF THE ROOF BOLTER WHICH HE WAS OPERATING.

December 8, 1988 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Laurel Coal Corp · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPLOYEE HAS UNLISTED PHONE AND CAN NOT BE REACHED WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 12 15 88.