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No 15 Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Omar Mining Company · Underground
Uneeda, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606732

No 15 Mine 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. Omar Mining Company 1983 to present
  2. Expansion Mining Company Inc 1984 to 1993
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 0
1988 0
1987 0
1986 0
1985 18 90,957
1984 15 65,446
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 15 Mine sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
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 24, 1985 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Expansion Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE SAYS HE WAS DRIVING A SSHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE BOUNCED AND HURT HIS BACK.

1984 · 1 incident