Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
A SMOLDERING FIRE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE CLEAN COAL SILO. MATERIALS IN THE SILO ARE CURRENTLY BEING LOADED DIRECTLY INTO RAILROAD CARS.
Keystone No 4 Prep Plant: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Eastern Associated Coal Corp
· Facility
Controlled by
Eastern Gas & Fuel Association
MSHA Mine ID: 4602870
Keystone No 4 Prep Plant has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1984–1985
- Latest incident
- Feb 1985
Ownership history
- Eastern Associated Coal Corp 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1984 | 10 |
| 1983 | 5 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Keystone No 4 Prep Plant sits in Raleigh County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.0% 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.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
2 on file1985 · 1 incident
1984 · 1 incident
October 4, 1984
WV · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object
EE WAS CLEANING OUT MAGNETITE THICKENER & AS HE WAS CLIMBING OVER INTO THE THICKENER HE CUT HIS HAND ON A WIRE RING ON TOP OF THE TICKENER.