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Hanlin Mine-Surface: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Lanager Thomas R
Elk Garden, Mineral County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606621

Hanlin Mine-Surface has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Aug 1983
Ownership history
  1. Chestnut Ridge Coal Corp 1982 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)
1990 0
1989 0
1988 0
1987 0
1986 7 23,561
1985 6 16,727
1984 4 8,103
1983 5 9,255
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Hanlin Mine-Surface 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

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

August 29, 1983 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Chestnut Ridge Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

IN THE PROCESS OF LOOSENING A BOLT ON A D-9 DOZER WITH A 3/4" DRIVE RATCHET WRENCH WITH A 1 5/6" SOCKET THE INJURED PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.