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Gauley #1 Prep Plant: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Bolair, Webster County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4603429

Gauley #1 Prep Plant has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1987–1992
Latest incident
Oct 1992
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
1
inspections on record
6
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 6 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Spring Ridge Coal Company 1950 to 1982
  2. Spring Ridge Coal Company 1982 to 1983
  3. Fork Lick Coal Processors Inc 1983 to 1987
  4. Fork Lick Coal Processors Inc 1987 to 1992
  5. Fork Lick Coal Processors Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1996 15
1995 15
1994 16
1993 15
1992 17
1991 17
1990 23
1989 14
1988 27
1987 30
1986 31
1985 30
1984 24
1983 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Gauley #1 Prep Plant sits in Webster County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 7.2% 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.
Webster County, West Virginia · Population 8,253
7.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,061
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1992 · 2 incidents

October 9, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fork Lick Coal Processors Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS THROWING ROCK OUT OF THE HEAD HOUSE AND FELL OUT THE DOOR APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 FEET DROP.

Show 2 earlier incidents

1990 · 1 incident

October 2, 1990 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Fork Lick Coal Processors Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS SHOVELING RIVER BELT LINE. CAUGHT SHOVEL IN MOVING BELT LINE AND JERKED IT OUT OF HAND. HIT RIGHT HAND. FIRST DAY AWAY FROM WORK 10/3/90.

1987 · 1 incident

October 14, 1987 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Fork Lick Coal Processors Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPER PULLING LA9GE PIECE FO ROCK FROM BETWEEN TOP & BOTTOM OF BELT WHILE BELT WAS IN MOTION.ROCK CAME LOOSE CATCHING RIGHT HAND BETWEEN ROCK AND BELT IDLER FRAME.