Bentley Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
CLAY VIEW PRESENT AREA MINED IN THE ENTRY WITHOUT ROOF BOLTS. TOP MAY HAVE LOOSENED WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO DETECT IT.
Flatbush Deep Mine No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Flatbush Deep Mine No 1 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1989.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1989
- Latest incident
- Jul 1989
Ownership history
- Bentley Coal Company 1988 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 9 | 35,811 |
| 1988 | 8 | 2,973 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Flatbush Deep Mine No 1 sits in Randolph County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.6% 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.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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1989 · 2 incidents
January 30, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Bentley Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WE WERE DRILLING THE FACE. THE DRILL SLAP I NAME ON THE ARM.