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Prosperity #2 Surface: 1 reportable incident Coal

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

Prosperity #2 Surface has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.

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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.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1987 3 7,755
1986 2 4,282
1985 5 11,414
1984 6 18,903
1983 7 25,205
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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