Mack Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT MOVE HE PICKED UP A PIECE OF STRUCTURE AND WHEN HE RAISED UPP HE HITT HIS BACK AGAINST THE TOP
No 4: 6 reportable incidents Coal
Blue Bird Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Gibson Loretta & Kendall Mounts
MSHA Mine ID: 4605696
No 4 has had no fatalities among 6 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Nov 1983
Ownership history
- Mack Coal Company Inc 1977 to 1984
- Deer Creek Energy Inc 1984 to 1985
- Blue Bird Coal Company Inc 1985 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 18 | 7,098 |
| 1984 | 4 | |
| 1983 | 20 | 45,409 |
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
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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
6 on file1983 · 6 incidents
September 8, 1983
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mack Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMP WAS HELPING LOAD ROCK DUST ON MAIN BLET AND STRAINED HIS BACK
Mack Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS APPLYING ROCK DUST, AND AS HE WAS CARRYING A BAG OF ROCK DUST HE SPRAINED HIS BACK.
June 9, 1983
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mack Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING THE #1 TAILPIECE, AND HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW AGAINST IT.
March 14, 1983
WV · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mack Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING SET A TAILPIECE AND THE CHAIN ON IT BROKE AND HIT HIM ON HIS KNEE
February 21, 1983
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mack Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING RECOVER BELT STRUCTURE WHILE BENT OVER A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK