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Sarah: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Jcb Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Loyal G Forman Jr
Bruceton Mills, Preston County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607732

MSHA record for Sarah (mine ID 4607732). 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
1993
Latest incident
Sep 1993
Ownership history
  1. Kingwood Mining Company 1989 to 1992
  2. Jcb Mining Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Sarah sits in Preston County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Preston County, West Virginia · Population 34,204
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$61,373
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

1993 · 2 incidents

September 7, 1993 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jcb Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYING TO PRY BELT UP WHEN HE COULD NOT GET ENOUGH LEVERAGE HE STOOD ON BAR TO GET MORE LEVERAGE AND BAR SLIPPED OUT HITTING HIM UNDER LEFT EYE.

July 20, 1993 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jcb Mining Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS PLASTERING STOPPING. HE WAS WEARING RUBBER GLOVES WHEN THE B. BOND WENT INSIDE OF GLOVE AND CAUSED BURNS ON HANDS.