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No 1: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Elkay Mining Company · Underground
Controlled by Pittston Company
Earling, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4601379

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4601379). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Nov 1987
Ownership history
  1. Elkay Mining Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1987 · 4 incidents

November 23, 1987 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Elkay Mining Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS AW5RDED HEARING LOSS CLAIM ON 11-23-87

May 21, 1987 WV · Coal electrician, lineman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Elkay Mining Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE RECEIV9D AN AWARD FOR A HEARING LOSS CLAIM 052187

March 11, 1987 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Elkay Mining Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPL RECD AWARD3FOR BLACK LUNG.

February 19, 1987 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Elkay Mining Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE RECEIV9D AN AWARD FOR BLACK LUNG 2-19-87.