Mining Incidents

Prosperity #2 Surface: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Michael C Faykus
Danese, Fayette County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606441

MSHA record for Prosperity #2 Surface (mine ID 4606441). 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
1983
Latest incident
Mar 1983
Ownership history
  1. G & M Coals Inc 1981 to 1987
  2. Prosperity Energy Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Prosperity #2 Surface sits in Fayette County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.0% 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.
Fayette County, West Virginia · Population 39,987
3.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,672
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

1983 · 1 incident

March 1, 1983 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
G & M Coals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING AIR WRENCH WHEN HIS @HAND HIT THE SIDE OF DOZER FRAME AND MASHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER