Shannon Branch Preparation Plant Coal
Shannon-Pocahontas Mining Company
· Facility
Controlled by
Massey Energy Company
MSHA Mine ID: 4603261
MSHA record for Shannon Branch Preparation Plant (mine ID 4603261). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
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Ownership history
- Vera Mining Company 1950 to 1980
- Shannon-Pocahontas Mining Company 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Shannon Branch Preparation Plant 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 reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.