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Mine No 5: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Elbert, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607454

Mine No 5 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
Sep 1990
Ownership history
  1. Navaro Mining Inc 1988 to 1988
  2. S & L Welding 1988 to 1988
  3. Southern Edge Inc 1988 to 1990
  4. Big Boot Mining Company Inc 1990 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)
1992 0
1991 0
1990 9 15,276
1989 22 265,985
1988 8 73,667
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine No 5 sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
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

1990 · 2 incidents

September 25, 1990 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Big Boot Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOADING RIGHT LIFT ON PILLAR-L.N. BOOM OVERSIDE OF SHUTTLE CAR-LARGE LUMP OF COAL CAUGHT BETWEEN MINER BOOM AND TOP-LUMP BROKE LOOSE COMING ACROSS SHUTTLE CAR INTO OPERATORS DECK STRIKING INJU RED ON LEFT HAND.

May 25, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southern Edge Inc · Fall onto or against objects

HE WAS STARTING TO CLOSE A SET OF METAL AIR LOCK DOORS WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE DOOR

1988 · 1 incident

August 2, 1988 WV · Coal welder SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southern Edge Inc · Fall from ladders

INJURED HAD LOADED DROPPED & SET BRAKE ON NW CAR #3653 BEGAN DECENDING LADDER TO GO BACK TO LOADOUT I.NAME GOT TO BOTTOM RUNG & FELL STRIKING HIP & LOWER BACK AREA WEATHER VERY HOT & INJURED M AY HAVE GOTTEN DIZZY TRANSPORTEDTO WELCH EMERGENCY ALL X-RAYS NEGATIVE & WAS RELEASED INJURED MADE APPOINTMENT TO SEE DR. IN BFD WVA