Mining Incidents

Jenkinjones Impoundment/Refuse Area: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Controlled by Robert E Murray
Jenkinjones, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4602785

MSHA record for Jenkinjones Impoundment/Refuse Area (mine ID 4602785). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1984–1988
Latest incident
Jul 1988
Ownership history
  1. Consolidation Coal Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Jenkinjones Impoundment/Refuse Area sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
April 24, 1987 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Consolidation Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

I,NAME WAS WORK3NG AT THE TRUCK DUMP AREA OF THE JENKINJONES PREP. PLANT, WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A 50 TON AUTO CAR HAULAGE TRUCK, RECEIVING FATAL INJURIES.

Reportable incidents

16 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1988 · 4 incidents

July 16, 1988 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Consolidation Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAKING REPAIRS TO CMI. WHILE POSITIONING THE ROTARY OVER THE HOUSEING IT SHIFTED ON THE CHOCKERS AND CAUGHT THE FIRST DIGIT ON THE THUMB OF THE VICTIM'S RIGHT HAND.

April 20, 1988 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Consolidation Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER AWARDING AN OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS AWARD

March 1, 1988 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Consolidation Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

A SHEET OF PLASTIC 1/4" THICK, 5 FT. WIDE, 8 FT. LONG, THAT WAS USED TO LINE COAL STORAGE BIN, HAD FALLEN COVERING FEEDER FROM COAL STORAGE BINE. INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE SHEET OF PLA STIC BY ATTACHING A ROPE TO PLASTIC SHEET & PULL FROM THE BIN, INJURING LEFT SHOULDER.

February 12, 1988 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Consolidation Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THE PLANT TO HIS VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON AN ICY SPOT.HE STRAINED BACK.

1987 · 1 incident

August 11, 1987 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Consolidation Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

I NAME STATED T2AT WHILE PUSHING A WHEEL BARROW OF SCRAP METAL, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK

1986 · 5 incidents

December 29, 1986 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Consolidation Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RECEIVED A LETT9R FROM THE COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER AWARDING THIS EMPLOYEE A OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS HEARING LOSS

October 21, 1986 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Consolidation Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

RECEIVED LETTER3FROM THE COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER AWARDING EMPLOYEE A 5% OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS

July 9, 1986 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Consolidation Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL IL5NESS.

June 8, 1986 WV · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Consolidation Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL IL5NESS, DUST DISEASES OIF THE LUNG.

May 25, 1986 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Consolidation Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PNEUMOCONIOSIS 3

1985 · 4 incidents

November 26, 1985 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Consolidation Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL IL5NESS.

September 17, 1985 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Consolidation Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS

August 15, 1985 WV · Coal electrician, lineman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Consolidation Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS

June 18, 1985 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Consolidation Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS

1984 · 2 incidents

August 24, 1984 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Consolidation Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS AWARD OF 5% FROM COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER

August 17, 1984 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Consolidation Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS AWARD OF 10% FROM COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER