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No 29: 1 recorded fatality Coal

E L Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Cline Gordon & Gordie
Keystone, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606756

MSHA record for No 29 (mine ID 4606756). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1984–1986
Latest incident
May 1986
Ownership history
  1. E L Coal Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 29 sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
April 17, 1985 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
E L Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

MINER OPERATOR ADVANCED MINER INBY LAST ROOF SUPPORTS AND A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN TWO MOUNTAIN CRACKS STRIKING THE OPERATOR ON THE HEAD THAT HE HAD LEANED OUT FROM UNDER THE CANOPY CAUSING A FATAL ACCIDENT

Reportable incidents

2 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1986 · 1 incident

May 21, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
E L Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

PUTTING UP BOLT3IN CAP COAL IT BROKE LOSE FROM TOP STRIKING LEFT LEG

1984 · 1 incident

April 13, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
E L Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE PINS AND THE FACE AND PINNED OPERATOR AGAINST PINNING MACHINE INJURING HIS NECK, BACK, SHOULDER, & RIGHT ACKLE, FACE, & EAR.