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Morris Fork Prep Plant (1): 1 reportable incident Coal

Sanderson, Kanawha County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4603225

MSHA record for Morris Fork Prep Plant (1) (mine ID 4603225). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Feb 1983
Ownership history
  1. Union Carbide Corp-Metals Division 1950 to 1992
  2. Appalachian Mining Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Morris Fork Prep Plant (1) sits in Kanawha 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.
Kanawha County, West Virginia · Population 178,198
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,887
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

February 17, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Union Carbide Corp-Metals Division · Struck by falling object

W R WAGNER WAS STRUCK ACROSS RIGHT SHOULDER BY A METAL BAR WHEN THE HAND BRAKE WAS RELEASED ON A RAILROAD CAR CAUSING RAILROAD CAR TO MOVE 3 INCHES