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No 25: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Demotto Carlo
Helvetia, Randolph County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605577

MSHA record for No 25 (mine ID 4605577). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1985–1988
Latest incident
Feb 1988
Ownership history
  1. New River Mining Company 1977 to 1983
  2. Demotto Peerless Coal Company Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 25 sits in Randolph County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.6% 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.
Randolph County, West Virginia · Population 27,782
2.6%
Mining share of county employment
$55,057
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1988 · 1 incident

1986 · 1 incident

1985 · 2 incidents

July 25, 1985 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman ELECTRICAL
Demotto Peerless Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

BREAKER KICKED, SUBJECT RESET IT, THE THROUGH CABINET INSULATOR WENT TO GROUND CAUSING AN ARC WHICH BURNED LEFT SIDE OF NECK AND RIGHT WRIST.