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No 1: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Saturn Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Phillips Harrison
Bob White, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605100

No 1 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1984–1986
Latest incident
Apr 1986
Ownership history
  1. Calloway Mining Inc 1976 to 1984
  2. John Roger Mining Inc 1984 to 1986
  3. Saturn Coal Company Inc 1986 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)
1988 0
1987 0
1986 22 50,219
1985 14 59,602
1984 0
1983 11 40,764
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 1 sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
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

1986 · 1 incident

April 7, 1986 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
John Roger Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

MAN DID NOT HAV9 FIRM GRIP ON LID IT SLIPPED & FELL ON FINGER. -LID TO REEL BOX-JUST MASHED LEFT HAND RING FINGER.

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1985 · 2 incidents

June 3, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
John Roger Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED PERSON PULLED LOOSE PIECE OF COAL OFF OF RIB HENCE STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT THIGH CAUSING BRUISE.

May 10, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
John Roger Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT SIDE OF CHEST AND LEFT ARM WHILE LIFTING ROOF BOLTS AND BEARING PLATES.

1984 · 1 incident

October 29, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
John Roger Mining Inc · Fall from machine

X BALANCE BECAUSE THE WAY HE WAS SETTING AND ROLLED OFF OF CAR HITTING THE GROUND ON LOWER BACK HE WAS TAKING TO THE HOSPITAL CHECK BY THE DR AND RELEASED WITH BRUISED LOWER BACK DR RECOMENDED TWO DAYS REST