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Spruce Lick: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Laurel Coal Corp · Underground
Julian, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608687

MSHA record for Spruce Lick (mine ID 4608687). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1999
Latest incident
Aug 1999
Ownership history
  1. Hobet Mining Inc 1998 to 1998
  2. Bar-K Inc 1998 to 1998
  3. Laurel Coal Corp 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Spruce Lick sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1999 · 5 incidents

August 18, 1999 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Laurel Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE THE EE WAS ARRANGING SUPPLIES ON THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS & HIT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. THE PIECE OF SLATE WAS APPROX 30FTX45 +O TO 31/2 INCHES IN THICKNESS

August 10, 1999 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Laurel Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

TURNING A CROSSCUT & APP12-14" OF SLATE HAS COMEBETWEEN THE RIDER SEAM & SANDSTONE TOP. WHEN CROSSCUT CUT THRU ON 2ND LIFT, SLATE TURNED LOOSE FROM MAIN TOP & FELL FLIPPING, & PINNED INJ FOOT TO MINE FLOO