Mining Incidents

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

MSHA record for Falls Creek #2 Surface (3) (mine ID 4607281). 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
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.

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