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No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Jeruel Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by James B Simpkins
Ragland, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606954

No 1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Jul 1985
Ownership history
  1. Jeruel Coal Company Inc 1985 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 10 56,257
1985 23 143,482
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 1 sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.
Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1985 · 1 incident

July 17, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Jeruel Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

#2 HEADING - PUT DRILL STEEL AGAINST TOP TO START DRILLING HOLE - ROCK BROKE, FELL AND HIT PERSON OVER LEFT EYE, CAUSING DEEP CUT AND BRUISES ON HEAD AND EYES.