Mining Incidents

Mine No 15-A: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Blue Hat Coals Inc · Underground
Controlled by Duba Melvin
Garnette, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4601388

MSHA record for Mine No 15-A (mine ID 4601388). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Feb 1983
Ownership history
  1. Powellton Company 1950 to 1981
  2. Jim & Jack Mining Corp 1981 to 1982
  3. Jim & Jack Mining Corp 1982 to 1983
  4. Blue Hat Coals Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 15-A sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
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.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1983 · 3 incidents

February 4, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jim & Jack Mining Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ON A ROLL OF BELT AND STRAINED BACK