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Otter Creek Surface: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Jack L Williams
Drennen, Nicholas County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607652

MSHA record for Otter Creek Surface (mine ID 4607652). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Dec 1991
Ownership history
  1. Triple A Coals Inc 1989 to 1991
  2. Fenton Mining Corp 1991 to 1992
  3. Williams Construction Company 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Otter Creek Surface sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% 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.
Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 24,446
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,280
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1991 · 1 incident

December 3, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Fenton Mining Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

MECH WAS WELDING ON A PIN FOR THE ROBBINS DRILL RRT-50 EQUIPMENT #F8-02.WHEN HE WAS FINISHED HE LIFTED HIS WELDING HOOD AND HOT GREASE SHOT OUT OF A GREASE FITTING INTO HIS EYES.