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Genesis Mining Co Spark #2: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Mc Golden Michael
Coal Fork, Kanawha County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607527

MSHA record for Genesis Mining Co Spark #2 (mine ID 4607527). 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
1988–1989
Latest incident
Jan 1989
Ownership history
  1. Alamosa Mining Inc 1988 to 1989
  2. Genesis Mining Company Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Genesis Mining Co Spark #2 sits in Kanawha County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Kanawha County, West Virginia · Population 178,198
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,887
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

1989 · 2 incidents

January 28, 1989 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Alamosa Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL MEASRUFING 20'X50'X41/2' OCCURRED IN THE #2 ENTRY, 180' OUTBY THE FACE.

1988 · 2 incidents

October 26, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Alamosa Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTION ROOF FAL OCC ON THE #3 ENTRY 300' INBY THEDRIFT THE FALL MEASURED 20' X 35' X48". THE FALL WA> DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM AND EARLIER FALL.

October 10, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Alamosa Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #6 ENTRY 3 BREAKS OUTBY THE FACE THE FALL OCCURRED SOME TIME DURING WEEKEND OF 10-8 TO 10-9-88 THE FALL MEASURED 16 X 16 X 4 1/2