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No 1 Preparation Plant: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by El Paso Energy Corp
Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4600376

MSHA record for No 1 Preparation Plant (mine ID 4600376). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1994–1996
Latest incident
Mar 1996
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
2
inspections on record
19
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 19 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Burdette'S Creek Coal Corp 1950 to 1974
  2. Clear Creek Fuel Corp 1974 to 1984
  3. Clear Creek Fuel Corp 1984 to 1990
  4. Coastal Coal-West Virginia Llc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

No 1 Preparation Plant sits in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.7% 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.
Greenbrier County, West Virginia · Population 32,688
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$48,662
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q4 2,634 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,054 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,341 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,064 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1996 · 2 incidents

March 8, 1996 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal-West Virginia Llc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EE WAS CHECKING BELT AND PULLY ON ALTERNATOR WHEN ANOTHER EE TRYING TO START ENGINE. THIS CAUSING FINGERS TO BE PULLED INTO AREA OF PULLY & BELT WHICH RESULTED IN INJURY.

January 18, 1996 WV · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator MACHINERY
Coastal Coal-West Virginia Llc · Struck against a moving object

MOTOR GRADER BACKED OVER ROCK IN ROAD RESULTING IN INJURY TO BACK WHEN GRADER TIRE SLIPPED FROM ROCK & CAME TO SUDDEN STOP AGAINST ROADWAY.

1995 · 3 incidents

October 9, 1995 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal-West Virginia Llc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SHOVELING COAL SPILLAGE. COMPLAINED OF PAIN/NUMBNESS IN LOWER LUMBAR AND LEGS.

February 15, 1995 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coastal Coal-West Virginia Llc · Fall down stairs

SLIPPED ON ICE COVERED STEPS, CAUSING TWISTING OF LOWER LUMBAR AND DISLOCATION OF LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND. STEPS HAD BEEN CLEARED AND TREATEDTWICE PRIOR TO EMPLOYEE FALLING. FREEZING RAIN MOST OF THE PREVIOUS NIGHT AND DAY OF ACCIDENT,

January 27, 1995 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coastal Coal-West Virginia Llc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ONE SECTION OF FLOOR GRATING HAD BEEN REMOVED TO CLEAR MAGNETITE AUGER AND CHECK VALVE ON MAGNETITE SEPARATOR. EE WENT TO GET TOOL AND STEPPED IN AREA WHERE FLOOR GRATING HAD BEEN REMOVED. FEL L APPROX. 2 FT HITTING KNEE ON IN PLACE GRATING AND STRADDLED PIPE EE WAS INSIDE OF ROPED OFF AREA.

1994 · 1 incident