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Keystone No 4 Mine: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Hanson PLC
Sophia, Raleigh County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4601498

MSHA record for Keystone No 4 Mine (mine ID 4601498). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1984–1987
Latest incident
Dec 1987
Ownership history
  1. Eastern Associated Coal Corp 1950 to 1987
  2. Eastern Associated Coal Corp 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Keystone No 4 Mine sits in Raleigh County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.0% 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.
Raleigh County, West Virginia · Population 73,666
4.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,055
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1987 · 3 incidents

December 16, 1987 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Unclassified, insufficient data

UNKNOWN ALLEGED3HEARING LOSS.

December 11, 1987 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

UNKNOWN ALLEGED3LUNG IMPAIRMENT

December 11, 1987 WV · Coal pumper DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

UNKNOWN ALLEGED3LUNG IMPAIRMENT

1984 · 1 incident

May 8, 1984 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME. WAS USING A GRINDER TO SMOOTH EDGES OF A PIECE OF 1 1/2 IN. FLAT BAR WHEN THE BAR GOT CAUGHT IN GRINDER WHEEL STRIKING HIS LEFT THUMB OR PULLING HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND REST. T HE INJURY TO HIS THUMB REQUIRED STITCHES.