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Munson Strip: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Bo Mac Ltd · Surface
Controlled by Bowen Max
Skygusty, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606907

Munson Strip has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
Apr 1987
Ownership history
  1. Preservati Construction Company Inc 1985 to 1989
  2. Bo Mac Ltd 1989 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)
1990 2 18,685
1989 1 1,207
1988 2
1987 2 621
1986 3 10,499
1985 3 9,836
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Munson Strip 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

1987 · 1 incident

April 9, 1987 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Preservati Construction Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS ME5SURING THE HEIGHT OF THE COAL SEAM WHEN A ROCK APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES I DIAMETER FELL FROM HIGHWALL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE SIDE OF HIS FACE MAKING A LACERATION ABOUT ONE INCH LONG. 3

1986 · 1 incident