Bentley Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
USING A GEAR PULLER EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A TAILPIECE OVER ON THE SHAFT. THE EAR BROKE OFF OF THE PULLER ALLOWING IT TO SPRING OFF OF THE SHAFT. STRICKING EMPLOYEE ON HAND.
Jimtown Prep Plant & Refuse Disposal Fac: 1 reportable incident Coal
Carter Roag Coal Company
· Facility
Controlled by
Metinvest B V
Elkins,
Randolph County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607591
MSHA record for Jimtown Prep Plant & Refuse Disposal Fac (mine ID 4607591). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1988
- Latest incident
- Nov 1988
Ownership history
- Bentley Coal Company 1988 to 1993
- Nesco Inc 1993 to 2004
- Carter Roag Coal Company 2004 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Jimtown Prep Plant & Refuse Disposal Fac sits in Randolph County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.6% 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.Randolph County, West Virginia · Population 27,782
2.6%
Mining share of county employment
$55,057
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.