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Cove Creek: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Bolt, Raleigh County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605260

MSHA record for Cove Creek (mine ID 4605260). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Oct 1985
Ownership history
  1. Ranger Fuel Corp 1976 to 1978
  2. War Eagle Coals Inc 1979 to 1983
  3. Southern Coal & Trucking Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Cove Creek sits in Raleigh County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.0% 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.
Raleigh County, West Virginia · Population 73,666
4.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,055
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1985 · 1 incident

October 25, 1985 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Southern Coal & Trucking Inc · Struck against a moving object

RUNNING SCOOP & MAKING LEFT TURN TO PUSH OUT GOB. WHILE MAKING TURN I DIDN\T CUT SHARP ENOUGH & HIT RIGHT RIB HARD & STOPPED SUDDEN & TURNED ME SIDEWAYS.

1984 · 1 incident