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Modoc Mine: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Robert E Murray
Dott, Mercer County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4602056

MSHA record for Modoc Mine (mine ID 4602056). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Nov 1985
Ownership history
  1. Consolidation Coal Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Modoc Mine sits in Mercer County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Mercer County, West Virginia · Population 59,062
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$47,799
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1985 · 2 incidents

November 7, 1985 WV · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Consolidation Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

RECEIVED A LETTER FORM COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER AWARDING 20% OCC ILLNESS.

March 27, 1985 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Consolidation Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

RECEIVED A LETT9R FROM COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER AWARDING 5% OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

1984 · 2 incidents

March 15, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Consolidation Coal Company · Struck by falling object

REMOVING SAFETY JACK FROM UNDERNEATH HEADER WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM BETWEEN HEADERS STRIKING INJURED ON THE LEFT EAR. LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.

March 14, 1984 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Consolidation Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS

1983 · 2 incidents