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No 1: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Zodiac Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Mullins Cleeta
Chapmanville, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606743

No 1 has had 1 fatality among 2 reportable incidents since 1987.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1987–1989
Latest incident
Jan 1989
Ownership history
  1. Crawley Creek Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1986
  2. J & L Construction Inc 1986 to 1987
  3. Superior Coals Inc 1987 to 1987
  4. Superior Coals Inc 1987 to 1988
  5. Superior Coals Inc 1988 to 1988
  6. Zodiac Mining Inc 1988 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)
1989 19 8,624
1988 16 62,825
1987 14 32,467
1986 4 40
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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

1 recorded

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1987 · 1 incident