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Rockford: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Starbo Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Earvin K Church II
Havaco, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606219

Rockford has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Jan 1986
Ownership history
  1. Trace Fork Coal Company 1980 to 1985
  2. Star-Bo Mining Company Inc 1985 to 1986
  3. Soho Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1987
  4. Starbo Coal Corp 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)
1988 0
1987 10 30,120
1986 9 19,813
1985 1 247
1984 6 29,242
1983 8 43,800
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Rockford sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1986 · 1 incident

1983 · 1 incident