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Mcwhorter #1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

United Coals Inc · Facility
Controlled by Jeffrey A Goldizen
P O Drawer J Jane Lew, Harrison County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4605970

Mcwhorter #1 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1986–1992
Latest incident
Jul 1992
Ownership history
  1. United Coals Inc 1979 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)
1998 2
1997 3
1996 3
1995 3
1994 11 306
1993 12
1992 19 27,625
1991 17
1990 13 53,220
1989 14 7,902
1988 15 21,531
1987 14 6,759
1986 24 56,078
1985 34 109,983
1984 26 90,374
1983 23 71,294
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mcwhorter #1 sits in Harrison County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.9% 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.
Harrison County, West Virginia · Population 65,407
2.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,326
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

1992 · 1 incident

July 24, 1992 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United Coals Inc · Fall onto or against objects

MUD ON HANDLE OF WRENCH CAUSED EMPLOYEE'S HAND TO SLIP CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL ACROSS HANDLE SLIGHTLY INJURING HIS RIB CAGE. HE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A D9.

1986 · 1 incident

September 10, 1986 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
United Coals Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

AS EMP WAS BOLT3NG ROLLERS ON TRACK WITH AIR WRENCH, DOZER SLIPPED ON BLOCKS CAUSING TRACK TO DROP ON AIR WRENCH, WITH AIR WRENCH CRUSHING HAND