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M & J No 4: 1 reportable incident Coal

Maidsville, Monongalia County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4604737

M & J No 4 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Feb 1988
Ownership history
  1. M & J Coal Company 1975 to 1986
  2. Sand-Ridge Coal Company Inc 1986 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)
1992 0
1991 3 16,373
1990 6 18,030
1989 2 5,000
1988 10 29,879
1987 9 72,801
1986 7 51,690
1985 3 5,750
1984 11 60,594
1983 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

M & J No 4 sits in Monongalia County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.1% 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.
Monongalia County, West Virginia · Population 106,520
2.1%
Mining share of county employment
$62,704
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

1988 · 1 incident

February 9, 1988 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sand-Ridge Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS IN THE P9OCESS OF MOUNTING A 65X40X39 BEADLESS TRACK TIRE, CHAIN SLIPPED AND TIRE MOVED PINNING HIM BETWEEN SERVICE TRUCK AND TIRE. WAS ON SERVICE CALL AT SAND RIDGE COAL CO. ONE BROKEN SHOULDER AND O3E DISLOCATED SHOULDER, ALSO 10 STITCHES TO HEAD. OPERATED ON FOR SHOULDERS AT '.C. FRICK HOSPITAL, MT. PLEASANT,PA ON 2-10-88. HE IS STILL IN HOSPITAL AT THIS TIME.