Mining Incidents

Hampshire Preparation Facilities: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Keyser, Mineral County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606150

MSHA record for Hampshire Preparation Facilities (mine ID 4606150). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1986–1996
Latest incident
Oct 1996
Ownership history
  1. Masteller Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1991
  2. Masteller Coal Company 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Hampshire Preparation Facilities sits in Mineral County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Mineral County, West Virginia · Population 26,922
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$68,049
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1996 · 1 incident

October 4, 1996 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Masteller Coal Company · Struck by flying object

REMOVNG BOLT FROM VIRBRATOR SCREEN, WAS USING SLAG HAMMER FOR APUCNH, WHEN HIT THE SLAG, HAMMER WITH ANOTHER HAMMER A PIECE OF THE SLAG HAMMER BROKE OFF AND CUT INTO BACK SIDE OF RIGHT HANDF.

1994 · 1 incident

February 8, 1994 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Masteller Coal Company · Struck by falling object

LOWERING WELDING CABLE FROM ROTARY BREAKER LEVEL DOWN TO GROUND LEVEL. ELECTRODE END WAS FROZEN IN ICE, BROKE LOOSE FROM ICE & STRUCK INJURED PERSON IN FACE.

1992 · 1 incident

September 15, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Masteller Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS WORKING ON A POWER PLANT PUTING A NEW GENERATOR TAKING OUT BOLTS AND MASHED THUMB.

1991 · 1 incident

October 24, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Masteller Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

GOING UP LADDER AND HIT HEAD ON DEFLECTED PLATE.

1986 · 1 incident

July 15, 1986 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Masteller Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A 3/4" RATCHET 7AUSED THE ACCIDENT THE INJURED PERSON WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT WHILE PULLING ON THE RATCHET IT SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT CAUSING IT TO S TRIKE HIS SELF IN THE HEAD. IT REQUIRED 5 STITC HES TO REPAIR T2E WOUND