Mining Incidents

Mine #1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Jamar Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Murphy James C Jr
Summersville, Nicholas County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4602895

Mine #1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Feb 1985
Ownership history
  1. Sandy Sue Enterprises Inc 1950 to 1972
  2. Sandy Sue Enterprises Inc 1972 to 1974
  3. Big Fork Coal Company Inc 1974 to 1982
  4. Big Spruce Coal Company 1982 to 1984
  5. Black Silver Mining Corp 1984 to 1984
  6. Jamar Coal Company Inc 1984 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)
1987 0
1986 26 85,177
1985 19 74,234
1984 9 45,428
1983 3 2,880
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine #1 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

1 on file

1985 · 1 incident