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Coalburg No 4: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Swamp Fox Development Inc · Underground
Controlled by Pauley William S
Sharples, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606742

Coalburg No 4 has had 1 fatality among 1 reportable incident since 1985.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Sep 1985
Ownership history
  1. Dal-Tex Coal Corp 1984 to 1984
  2. Swamp Fox Development Inc 1984 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)
1986 23 182,901
1985 31 235,978
1984 1 19,815
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Coalburg No 4 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
September 24, 1985 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Swamp Fox Development Inc · Struck by falling object

VICTIM WAS MINING A PILLAR BLOCK 12: OF DRAW ROCK STARTED FALLING VICTIM LEFT THE MACHINE AND ATTEMPTED TO RUN FROM THE AREA WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 75" LX 45" W X 8 "T STRUCK HIM IN TH BACK OF THE HEAD VICTIM DIED IMMEDIATELY OF MASIVE HEAD INJURIES