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Duffy Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Duffy Joseph H
Wheeling, Ohio County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606847

MSHA record for Duffy Mine (mine ID 4606847). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Apr 1985
Ownership history
  1. Sayco Development Company 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Duffy Mine sits in Ohio County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.3% 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.
Ohio County, West Virginia · Population 41,904
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$57,867
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1985 · 1 incident

April 17, 1985 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Sayco Development Company · Struck by flying object

HE KNEW HOW TO ADJUST TRACK ON DOZER BUT REMOVED WRONG PLUG WHICH WAS UNDER PRESSURE THE PLUG BLEW OUT AND BLEW GREASE IN HIS FACE AND STRUCK THE 3RD FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND.