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Left Fork #1 Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Fossil Fuels Inc · Underground
Controlled by Robinette Donna
Iaeger, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4601979

Left Fork #1 Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
May 1990
Ownership history
  1. United Coal Company 1950 to 1987
  2. Tug Huff Coal Corp 1987 to 1989
  3. Fossil Fuels Inc 1989 to 1989
  4. Fossil Fuels Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1990 7 12,263
1989 4 5,839
1988 15 19,318
1987 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Left Fork #1 Mine 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1990 · 1 incident

May 7, 1990 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Fossil Fuels Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WITH A TRACTOR WITH A RAM CAR. HIS ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RAM CAR AND TRACTOR. THE ACCIDENT BROKE HIS RIGHT ARM.