Low-Hol Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS CHARING BATTERIES ON SCOOP AND CUT HIS THUMB.CAUGHT UNDER BATTERY TRAY PINCHED END OF LEFT THUMB.
Mine #34: 1 reportable incident Coal
Mine #34 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1984
- Latest incident
- Mar 1984
Ownership history
- Low-Hol Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1984
- Low-Hol Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1984
- Mack Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1985
- Joshua Industries Inc 1985 to 1985
- Joshua Industries Inc 1985 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 20 | 116,205 |
| 1986 | 18 | 108,993 |
| 1985 | 4 | 18,000 |
| 1984 | 6 | 13,579 |
| 1983 | 18 | 40,822 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Mine #34 sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.