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No 4 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Nu East Mining Corp · Underground
Montgomery, Fayette County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4601337

MSHA record for No 4 Mine (mine ID 4601337). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Oct 1983
Ownership history
  1. Central Appalachian Coal Company 1950 to 1984
  2. Nu East Mining Corp 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 4 Mine sits in Fayette County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.0% 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.
Fayette County, West Virginia · Population 39,987
3.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,672
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1983 · 3 incidents

October 6, 1983 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Central Appalachian Coal Company · Fall from machine

DOG-STOP ON SURFACE CAR HAUL CAME UP STOPPING CAR.CAUSED EMPL MOTOR TO STOP AND EMPL FELL OUT SIDE CAUSING MINOR BACK STRAIN.

March 29, 1983 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central Appalachian Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS STEPPING OVER A DITCH WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL INTO IT TWISING HIS LEFT KNEE. NO WITNESS. NO APPARENT INJURY.

February 14, 1983 WV · Coal trackman, track worker, track gang HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Appalachian Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A RAIL AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE LOCATED FOR SEVERAL DAYS TO PROVIDE ACCIDENT INFORMATION. DID NOT MISS UNTIL 2-16-83.