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Sewell Mine #1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Wolf Pen, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605128

Sewell Mine #1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Aug 1989
Ownership history
  1. Double A Mining Inc 1976 to 1979
  2. D A D Coal Company Inc 1979 to 1988
  3. Little Creek Mining Inc 1988 to 1989
  4. Click & Leffew Coal Company Inc 1989 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)
1991 27 71,805
1990 22 115,454
1989 11 62,721
1988 14 28,222
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Sewell Mine #1 sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
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

1989 · 1 incident

August 11, 1989 WV · Coal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Click & Leffew Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING GERMAN HOIST HANDLE CAME OFF (5' X 1 1/4" PIPE) AND END STRUCK INJURED IN FACE. INJURED RECEIVED BROKEN NOSE, FRACTURED FACIAL BONES. BELOW AND BESIDE RIGHT EYE, CUT UNDER RIGHT EYE RE QUIRING 6 STITCHES AND PULLED MUSCLE IN NECK.