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Grassy Creek #3: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Hawkins Denver A
Webster Springs, Webster County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606418

Grassy Creek #3 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
May 1986
Ownership history
  1. Talbott-Marks Company Inc 1981 to 1985
  2. Robert H Helmick Inc 1985 to 1985
  3. Big Grassy Creek Coal Company 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1989 8 31,868
1988 13 74,305
1987 16 83,604
1986 21 78,545
1984 0
1983 1 5,151
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Grassy Creek #3 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

2 on file

1986 · 2 incidents

May 15, 1986 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Grassy Creek Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

DRIVER FAILED T2 CLOSE DOOR ON 350 PAYHAULER ROCK TRUCK WHEN MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON VEHICLE AND MECHANIC RAISED HEAD UP AND STRUCK HEAD ON BOTTOM CORNER OF DOOR