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Falls Creek #2 Surface (3): 1 reportable incident Coal

J & T Energy Inc · Surface
Controlled by Geppert Timothy
Glen Ferris, Fayette County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607281

Falls Creek #2 Surface (3) has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Mar 1988
Ownership history
  1. G & L Coal Company 1987 to 1992
  2. Ridgetop Mining Inc 1988 to 1989
  3. Neese Coal Inc 1992 to 1993
  4. J & T Energy Inc 1993 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)
1995 4 2,300
1994 6 6,091
1993 4 2,000
1992 6 13,721
1990 7 8,230
1989 13 32,557
1988 16 71,238
1987 7 18,993
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Falls Creek #2 Surface (3) sits in Fayette County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.0% 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.
Fayette County, West Virginia · Population 39,987
3.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,672
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

1988 · 1 incident

March 24, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ridgetop Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

I.NAME STATED HE WAS GOING OVER THE HILL TO CUT A STEMMING POLE AND HE FELL ON SOME OLD BED SPRINGS AND CUT CHEST AREA LACERATION ON CHEST AREA