Grafton Coal Company · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING IN MACHINE WHEN FOOT SLIPPED ON THE TRACK CAUSING HIM TO HIT TRACK W/LEG AGD THEN FELL TO THE GROUND.
Harrison County Mine: 8 reportable incidents Coal
Harrison County Mine has had no fatalities among 8 reportable incidents since 1985.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1985–1988
- Latest incident
- Oct 1988
Ownership history
- Grafton Coal Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 4 | 9,309 |
| 1988 | 11 | 174,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 12 | 165,344 |
| 1985 | 32 | 256,587 |
| 1984 | 22 | 175,517 |
| 1983 | 23 | 204,557 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Harrison County Mine sits in Harrison County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.9% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Harrison County, West Virginia · Population 65,407
2.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,326
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file1988 · 4 incidents
July 1, 1988
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Grafton Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
FILED HEARING LOSS CLAIM.
Grafton Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances
WELDING LOWER CONTRTOL ARM ON EUCLID TRUCK GREASE BEHIND ARM GOT HOT & EXPLODED BLOWN ONTO FACE & ARM NECK & HANDS
March 8, 1988
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Grafton Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
FILED HEARING LOSS CLAIM.
1986 · 1 incident
February 17, 1986
WV · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grafton Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING BAGS OF FERTILIZER & PULLED BACK
1985 · 3 incidents
Grafton Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON TUBE, FIRE BLEW OUT HOLD AND BURNT PALM OF LEFT HAND.
August 26, 1985
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Grafton Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING SULFUR BALLS OFFTHE BELTLINE AND LUMP OF COAL HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT HAND CAUSING ABRUSION AND FRACTURE.
Grafton Coal Company · Fall from machine
EE JUMPED DOWN FROM DRILL & WHEN HE LANDED ON GROUND HIS RT LEG TWISTED UNDER HIM.