Flex Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
SHOVELING UNDER BELT DRIVE, SPRAINED BACK
Plant No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Plant No 1 (mine ID 4607040). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1988–1991
- Latest incident
- Jun 1991
Ownership history
- Adanac Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1986
- J F H Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1988
- Flex Enterprises Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Plant No 1 sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1991 · 1 incident
1988 · 1 incident
November 22, 1988
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Flex Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN 2 METAL OBJECTS.