Ranger Fuel Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL CUTTING AND WELDING AND GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN RIGHT EYE.EMPL WEARS EYE PROTECTION.
Peachtree Refuse Disposal Area: 5 reportable incidents Coal
Ranger Fuel Corp
· Facility
Controlled by
Pittston Company
Bolt,
Raleigh County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4602162
MSHA record for Peachtree Refuse Disposal Area (mine ID 4602162). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1986–1991
- Latest incident
- Apr 1991
Ownership history
- Ranger Fuel Corp 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Peachtree Refuse Disposal Area 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
5 on file1991 · 1 incident
1989 · 1 incident
Ranger Fuel Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPL HAS A CHRONIC BACK DISORDER AND BENT OVER TO PICK UP SOME MATERIAL TO LOAD ON TRUCK AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
1986 · 3 incidents
Ranger Fuel Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HEARING LOSS 3
Ranger Fuel Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HEARING LOSS 3
Ranger Fuel Corp · Fall from piled material
EE CLOMBED A HI1HWALL TO SPLICE A PUMP PROBE WIRE. HE SLIPPED & SLID DOWN THE BANK APPROX 30'.