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Prestonia No 14: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Sunoco, Inc.
Rt 2 Box 72 Sutton Wv, Braxton County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606445

MSHA record for Prestonia No 14 (mine ID 4606445). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Mar 1986
Ownership history
  1. Prestonia Coal Company Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Prestonia No 14 sits in Braxton County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.6% 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.
Braxton County, West Virginia · Population 12,345
1.6%
Mining share of county employment
$44,449
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1986 · 3 incidents

March 26, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Prestonia Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJURED STRUCK 2EAD ON BOLTER CNAOPY.

March 18, 1986 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Prestonia Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME WAS LOAD3NG BOLTING MACHINE TIRE IN SCOOP CAR BUCKET AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN TIRE AND SCOOP BUCKET

January 13, 1986 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Prestonia Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

I NAME SHUTTLE 7AR OPERATOR, WAS CARRYING DRILL STEEL FROM THE DRIFTMOUTH TO THE LAMPHOUSE AND SLIPPED ON THE ICE, CAUSING A STRAINED LOWER BACK.

1985 · 3 incidents

1984 · 1 incident

1983 · 1 incident

June 17, 1983 WV · Coal apprentice, trainee MACHINERY
Prestonia Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

THE INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE GREASE HOSE WHILE DOING MAINTENANCE ON THE MINER FITTING BROKE AND CUT HIS FACE