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Jerry Run Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Thompson James W
Pruntytown, Taylor County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4602557

MSHA record for Jerry Run Mine (mine ID 4602557). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Sep 1983
Ownership history
  1. Thompson Coal & Construction Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Jerry Run Mine sits in Taylor County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.2% 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.
Taylor County, West Virginia · Population 16,543
2.2%
Mining share of county employment
$56,807
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1983 · 3 incidents

September 23, 1983 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Thompson Coal & Construction Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTED A PIECE OF METAL WHILE CLEANING UP SHOP CAUSING ACUTE L S STRAIN TO HIS BACK.

July 25, 1983 WV · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Thompson Coal & Construction Inc · Struck by falling object

THREE MEN WERE LIFTING FINIAL DRIVE HUB OFF D-9 TRACTOR & INJURED EMPLOYEE DROPPED HIS SIDE DROPPING PART, (SLIPPED OUT OF HAND REASON FOR DROPPING) ON RIGHT FOOT, HITTING THE FOOT BEHIND THE SAFETY TOE PART OF SHOE AND BROKE 2 TOES FIRST & SECOND TOE.