Cindy B Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
VICTIM WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM SECTION TAILPIECE WITH BELT RUNNING HIS HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN ROCK AND METAL SKIRTING ON TAILPEICE.
No 16: 3 reportable incidents Coal
No 16 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1988.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1988–1989
- Latest incident
- May 1989
Ownership history
- Chafin Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1988
- Triple C Construction 1985 to 1987
- Laker Industries Inc 1987 to 1988
- Cindy B Coal Inc 1988 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 10 | 27,614 |
| 1988 | 20 | 86,807 |
| 1987 | 13 | 49,991 |
| 1986 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 16 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
3 on file1989 · 1 incident
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1988 · 2 incidents
Laker Industries Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN #4 HDG. 100X1KX16 PLACE WAS BOLTED WITH 4X6 RESIN BOLTS CRIBBED DWON TO 14 FT ROADY
Laker Industries Inc · Accident type, without injuries
THE TOP WAS BOL7ED WITH 6 FT RESIN BOLTS BUT THE MINE FOREMAN WHILE MAKING HIS FIREBOSS RUN ON 1-4-88 SAW THAT THIS AREA WAS STELL TO BAD TO WORK HE THIN CRIBBED AND DAMPERED THIS AREA