Stony Gap Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FAULT LINE HAD CONTINUED FROM AREA ABOVE #3 HEAD IN #4 ENTRY. THE AREA HAD SUPLEMENTAL BOLTS, CRIBS, AND TIMBERS. WE HAD AVOIDED THIS AREA. WE KNEW IT HAD TO FALL.
Mine No 1-A: 4 reportable incidents Coal
Mine No 1-A has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1990.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1990–1991
- Latest incident
- Feb 1991
Ownership history
- Stony Gap Coal Company Inc 1988 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 14 | 27,832 |
| 1990 | 20 | 88,827 |
| 1989 | 16 | 52,685 |
| 1988 | 10 | 3,329 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Mine No 1-A sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1991 · 2 incidents
Stony Gap Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FAULT LINE HAD CONTINUED FROM AREA APPROX. 180 FT INBY #3 HEAD IN #3 ENTRY. THE AREA HAD SUPPLEMENTAL BOLTS, CRIBS, AND TIMBERS, WE HAD AVOIDED THIS AREA. WE KNEW IT HAD TO FALL.
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1990 · 2 incidents
Stony Gap Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL OUTBY FACE AREA APPROX 600' IN #6 ENTRY INBY 3 HEAD. THIS FALL WAS EXPECTED & AREA HAD BEEN TIMBERED OFF.
Stony Gap Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL OUTBY FACE AREA APPROX 550' INBY #3 HEAD IN #7 ENTRY. THIS FALL WAS EXPECTED & AREA HAD BEEN TIMBERED OFF. FAULT SEAM IN MOUNTAIN.