E & A Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
KEMPL R FOOT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN WOODEN BRIDGE AND SCOOP
No 4 Mine: 4 reportable incidents Coal
No 4 Mine has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1985.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1985–1989
- Latest incident
- Mar 1989
Ownership history
- E & A Coal Company 1984 to 1988
- Mercer Mining Inc 1988 to 1988
- E & A Coal Company Inc 1988 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 15 | 79,713 |
| 1991 | 16 | 95,389 |
| 1990 | 16 | 74,121 |
| 1989 | 20 | 138,570 |
| 1988 | 21 | 118,658 |
| 1987 | 10 | 67,319 |
| 1986 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 3 | 16,823 |
| 1984 | 8 | 26,778 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 4 Mine sits in Raleigh County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.0% 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.Raleigh County, West Virginia · Population 73,666
4.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,055
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1989 · 1 incident
1988 · 1 incident
November 23, 1988
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
E & A Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING ROOFBOLTER AND CAUGHT LEFT SHOULDER BETWEEN RIB AND BOLTER
1985 · 2 incidents
February 11, 1985
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
E & A Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF SEVERE PAIN IN LEFT KNEE STATED IT WAS DUE TO CRAWLING.
E & A Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPLOYEE WAS DRAGGING FACE PUMP AND STRAINED BACK