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Gauley #1 Prep Plant: 4 reportable incidents Coal

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

MSHA record for Gauley #1 Prep Plant (mine ID 4603429). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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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.

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.

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.