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No 1: 2 recorded fatalities Coal

Kara Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Carey Cline
Holden, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606340

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4606340). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Aug 1988
Ownership history
  1. Kara Coal Corp 1981 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.

Fatalities at this mine

2 recorded
May 10, 1983 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kara Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

HELPING ON C.M. IN #2 ENTRY WHEN ROOF FALL FELL.,UNDER SUPPORTED ROOF -BOLTS 36\\LONG WITH STRAPS.FALL WAS 32\LONG X 8\WIDE X 7.5\THICK.CANOPY ON C.M. BADLY DAMAGED. BODIES WERE LOCATED RIGHT SIDE OF ENTRY 15\ FROM DECK OF CM AND 3\ IN BY EDGE OF FALL.

May 10, 1983 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kara Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

MINER WAS OPERATING #2 ENTRY WHEN ROOF FELL ON MINER.SEE 231330013 FOR MORE.

Reportable incidents

2 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1988 · 1 incident

August 21, 1988 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kara Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK AND BUMPED ELBOWS ON TRUCK BED

1984 · 1 incident

February 10, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Kara Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

PEACE OFF ROCK FELL BETWEEN ATR & LAST ROLL OFF BOLTS.