October 31, 1986
WV · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D & K Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING BELT RO1E.
Mine No 4a: 5 reportable incidents Coal
Mine No 4a has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1984–1986
- Latest incident
- Oct 1986
Ownership history
- Pammlid Coal Company 1979 to 1981
- D & K Coal Company 1981 to 1983
- D & K Coal Company Inc 1983 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 27 | 139,843 |
| 1985 | 26 | 135,277 |
| 1984 | 21 | 121,612 |
| 1983 | 7 | 25,977 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Mine No 4a sits in Braxton County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.6% 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.Braxton County, West Virginia · Population 12,345
1.6%
Mining share of county employment
$44,449
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1986 · 3 incidents
D & K Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
SECTION FOREMAN3& ELECTRICIAN WERE MOVING BATTERY CHAGER WITH A 488- S&S SCOOP. FOREMAN PUSHED BATTERY CHARGER OUT & PINNED ELECT AGAINST RIB.
February 6, 1986
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
D & K Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF ROCK 32' THICK X 12'' ROUND FELL AND HIT EMPL ON RIGHT LEG.
1985 · 1 incident
D & K Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
COAL DRILL OPERATOR PUT REEL IN ON MACH CABLE SMAPPED UP AND HIT INJ EMPL ACROSS FACE.
1984 · 1 incident
D & K Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
INJURED MAN STEPPED BETWEEN SCOOP & TAIL PIECE WHILE SCOOP WAS IN MOTION CAUSING BRUISE TO CALF OF RIGHT LEG.