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No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Brandy Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Carey Cline
Holden, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606784

No 1 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Sep 1985
Ownership history
  1. Brandy Mining Inc 1984 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)
1986 32 128,561
1985 35 206,968
1984 25 83,067
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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1985 · 1 incident

September 23, 1985 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Brandy Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAMMERING AND H3T THUMB RESULTING IN FRACTURE OF RT THUMB

1984 · 1 incident

September 20, 1984 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Brandy Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

PUTTING JACK ON TRS ON ROOF BOLTER TOP PART CAME DOWN AND HIT HIM ON SIDE OF HEAD.