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Mine No 5: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Eastern Energy Corp · Underground
Jolo, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607913

MSHA record for Mine No 5 (mine ID 4607913). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
May 1991
Ownership history
  1. Commonwealth Resources Inc 1990 to 1993
  2. Eastern Energy Corp 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

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

2 on file

1991 · 2 incidents

May 16, 1991 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Commonwealth Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HANGING THE MINER CABLE WHEN A SCOOP DRIFTED BACK, STRIKING HIM ON THE LEG RESULTS BROKEN LEG.