Tug Huff Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
BLOCKED MAIN IN7AKE FALL SIZE 20'X40'X25' CHANGED VENTILATION.
Sewell No 1: 3 reportable incidents Coal
Sewell No 1 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1983–1987
- Latest incident
- Oct 1987
Ownership history
- Virginia Crews Coal Company 1981 to 1987
- Tug Huff Coal Corp 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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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 | 12 | 35,852 |
| 1986 | 19 | 48,389 |
| 1985 | 15 | 51,881 |
| 1984 | 18 | 31,358 |
| 1983 | 18 | 44,596 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Sewell No 1 sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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
3 on file1987 · 1 incident
1983 · 2 incidents
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck by falling object
HE WAS PULLING DOWN SOME TOP WITH A BAR AND WHEN THE TOP CAME IT LANDED ON THE BAR THE BAR THEN RIPPED HIS RT LEG AT THE THIGH AND GAVE HIM THREE SIMPLE FRACTURES OF THE LEGAND BROKE HIS RT I NDEX FINGER
April 16, 1983
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck by falling object
LEANING OVER ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AND PIECE OF TOP FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK EMPL ON NECK AND SHOULDER.