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Maplewood No 4 (Surface): 2 reportable incidents Coal

Craigsville, Nicholas County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607170

MSHA record for Maplewood No 4 (Surface) (mine ID 4607170). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
Apr 1990
Ownership history
  1. Maplewood Mining Company Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Maplewood No 4 (Surface) sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% 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.
Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 24,446
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,280
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1990 · 1 incident

April 18, 1990 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Maplewood Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS CHECKING ENGIN IN 769C ROCK TRUCK. STARTED IT, WAS MOVING TO A PLACE TO WORK ON ENGIN. GOING UPHILL ENGIN QUIT, TRUCK STARTED BACK DOWN HILL, HE SAID NORTHING WORKED. HE JUMPED OFF TRU CK, FELL ON HIS SIDE TORE SOME CARTLEGE LOOSE IN SIDE.

1988 · 1 incident