Howard Farley Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
NOT OBSERVING ROOF & ROCK FELL FROM TOP AND HIT ON HIS LEG
No 1 Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Rum Creek Coal Sales Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc
MSHA Mine ID: 4606027
No 1 Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1985.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1985
- Latest incident
- Oct 1985
Ownership history
- Howard Farley Coal Company Inc 1979 to 1986
- Farley Minerals & Reclamation Company Inc 1986 to 1993
- Shively Coal Company Inc 1993 to 1995
- Rum Creek Coal Sales Inc 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 4 | 14,858 |
| 1988 | 8 | 20,262 |
| 1987 | 12 | 20,595 |
| 1986 | 18 | 52,766 |
| 1985 | 16 | 41,183 |
| 1984 | 8 | 13,079 |
| 1983 | 8 | 8,682 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 1 Mine sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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 file1985 · 2 incidents
February 6, 1985
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Howard Farley Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS & HIT MAN ON LEG.