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No 4: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Chafin Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Chafin John C Sr
Earling, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605500

No 4 has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Jan 1988
Ownership history
  1. Chafin Coal Company Inc 1977 to present
  2. Caryco Mining Ltd 1980 to 1986
  3. Hunt Coal Inc 1986 to 1986
  4. Prince Trucking Company 1986 to 1986
  5. Delta Mining Corp 1986 to 1987
  6. Telstar Coal Inc 1987 to 1988
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 3
1987 18 32,921
1986 0
1985 12 26,091
1984 21 49,094
1983 18 67,141
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 4 sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
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

7 on file

1988 · 1 incident

January 25, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Telstar Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO BEND ROOF BOLT SLIPPED TWISTED BACK

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1984 · 4 incidents

October 3, 1984 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner POWERED HAULAGE
Caryco Mining Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING A POWERED PERSONELL CARRIER THE STEERING WHEEL STRUCK RIGHT HAND. OCCURRED ON PRE-SHIFT EXAMINATION.

August 25, 1984 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Caryco Mining Ltd · Struck by falling object

WHILE SUPERVISING, A ROCK FELL FROM A BOOM-HOLE AND STRUCK BACK.

June 18, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Caryco Mining Ltd · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS PINNING ROOF WHEN PARTICLE FROM ROOF HIT IN EYE

April 26, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Caryco Mining Ltd · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BAG OF ROCKDUST AND TWISTED LOWER BACK.

1983 · 2 incidents

November 5, 1983 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Caryco Mining Ltd · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS OPERATING A SCOOP IN LOW COAL AND WHILE SITTING IN AN AWAKWARD POSITION STRAINED BACK DUE TO ROUGH ROADWAY CONDITIONS.

April 8, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Caryco Mining Ltd · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS SHOVELING MUD FROM BELT CONVEYOR AREA AND STRAIND BACK (OLD INJURY) WHEN HE PICKED UP SHOVEL.