I NAME WAS CHIPPING SLAG FROM A WELD A PIECE OF SLAG BROKE OFF AND ENTERED HIS EYE HE WAS WEARING HIS SHIELD AND HAD A PAIR OF PERSCITION GLASSES ON UNDER THE SHIELD THE SLAG ENTERED FROM THE SHILED HE WAS WELDING ABOVE THE HEAD.
Meredith Job: 3 reportable incidents Coal
Meredith Job has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1987.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1987–1988
- Latest incident
- Dec 1988
Ownership history
- La Rosa Fuel Company Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 4 | 12,966 |
| 1988 | 13 | 122,346 |
| 1987 | 19 | 252,443 |
| 1986 | 9 | 65,377 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Meredith Job sits in Marion County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.9% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Marion County, West Virginia · Population 56,042
3.9%
Mining share of county employment
$67,537
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1988 · 1 incident
La Rosa Fuel Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
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1987 · 2 incidents
La Rosa Fuel Company Inc · Fall from machine
I NAME INJURED 2IS BACK WHEN HE SLIPPED OR JUMPED OFF A BACKHOE. THE INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE CO FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
La Rosa Fuel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
A DRILL STEEL W5S STUCK IN A DRILL HOLE I.NAME WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE THE STEEL WHICH WAS OFF CENTER THE DRILL HAD TO BE MOVED BACK AND JACKED UP ON RT SIDE I.NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOWER THE KELLEY BLOCK D9IVE INTO THE TURN TABLE THE TURN TABLE WAS STILL TURNING I.NAME TRIED TO STOP THE TABLE AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER ON THE RT HAND UNDER THE TURN TABLE