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Flatbush: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Mabie Wv, Randolph County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607204

MSHA record for Flatbush (mine ID 4607204). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1989–1994
Latest incident
May 1994
Ownership history
  1. Flatbush Coal Company 1986 to 1988
  2. Bentley Coal Company 1988 to 1992
  3. Nesco Inc 1992 to 2004
  4. LCC West Virginia LLC 2004 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Flatbush sits in Randolph County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.6% 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.
Randolph County, West Virginia · Population 27,782
2.6%
Mining share of county employment
$55,057
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
November 9, 1989 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Bentley Coal Company · Drowning

VICTIM BACKED ROCK TRUCK OVER 26 FOOT HIGHWALL INTO PIT AREA WITH 7 FEET OF WATER. INJURY TERMINAL. OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE DEATH CERTIFICATE WILL READ THAT THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS DROWNI NG.

Reportable incidents

4 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1994 · 2 incidents

May 13, 1994 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nesco Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

REPAIR BATTERY CABLE ON D9W, HOOKING BATTERY BACK UP AND CABLE ARCED. BATTERY ACID FLEW IN HIS EYES. HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON. RIGHT EYE WAS INJURED.

March 14, 1994 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nesco Inc · Struck by flying object

INDIVIDUAL WAS SWINGING SEGMENTS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER ON A D-9 DOZER LARGE METAL FLEW & STRUCK HIM IN LEFT HAND PENETRATED THROUGH LEATHER GLOVES.

1990 · 1 incident

September 5, 1990 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bentley Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL BENT OVER TO GREASE FITTING ON BUCKET. WHEN HE REUTRNED TO UPRIGHT POSITION HE HAD BACK PAIN.

1989 · 1 incident