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Majestic Plant: 1 reportable incident Coal

Majestic Mining Inc · Facility
Controlled by Perini Corp
Widen, Clay County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4605286

MSHA record for Majestic Plant (mine ID 4605286). 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
1983
Latest incident
May 1983
Ownership history
  1. Majestic Mining Inc 1976 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Majestic Plant sits in Clay County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.5% 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.
Clay County, West Virginia · Population 7,946
5.5%
Mining share of county employment
$42,790
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

1983 · 1 incident

May 11, 1983 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Majestic Mining Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

HE WAS FILLING THE WATER TRUCK WITH A 6IN GASOLINE ENGINE PUMP THE MOTOR OVERHEATED HE STOPPED THE ENGINE AND LOOSENED THE RADIATOR CAP HOT WATER AND PRESSURE BLEW THE CAP OFF AT THE 1ST NOTCH ON THE RADIATOR CAP THE HOT WATER BURNT HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS CHEST AND RIGHT EAR