Mining Incidents

Mine #1 (2): 1 reportable incident Coal

Tear Drop Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Kenneth Robinette
Iaeger, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608431

Mine #1 (2) has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1997.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1997
Latest incident
Feb 1997
Ownership history
  1. Apple Ridge Inc 1994 to 1994
  2. Seaboard Energy Inc 1994 to 1995
  3. Alpha Sierra Resources Inc 1995 to 1996
  4. Iaeger Smokeless Coal Company 1996 to 1996
  5. C & C Construction Inc 1996 to 1997
  6. Tear Drop Mining Inc 1997 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)
1997 7 7,608
1996 26 70,608
1995 19 56,073
1994 17 21,126
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine #1 (2) sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
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

1997 · 1 incident

February 27, 1997 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tear Drop Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

OPERATING SCOOP - RAN OVER BELT STRUCTURE AND HIT SHOULDER AGAINST TOP IN MINE.