Pen Mining Company · Contact with hot objects or substances
WHILE WELDING BESIDE ANOTHER MAN EE LIFTED HIS SHIELD BEFORE THE OTHER MAN HAD FINISHED.
Custard Hollow Surface Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal
Custard Hollow Surface Mine has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1989.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1989–1990
- Latest incident
- Dec 1990
Ownership history
- Pen Mining Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 3 | |
| 1990 | 13 | 179,829 |
| 1989 | 23 | 461,647 |
| 1988 | 9 | 197,661 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Custard Hollow Surface Mine sits in Kanawha County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.Kanawha County, West Virginia · Population 178,198
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,887
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1990 · 2 incidents
January 19, 1990
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Pen Mining Company · Struck against a moving object
EMPL STATES THAT WHILE IN PROCESS OF HAVING TRUCK LOADED ROCK WAS DUMPED IN BED CAUSING VEHICLE TO BOUNCE THUS CAUSING INJURY TO NECK.
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1989 · 1 incident
December 9, 1989
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pen Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PULLED MUSCLE WHILE CLIMBING LADDER TO GET IN TRUCK.