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Sugar Tree Surface: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by El Paso Energy Corp
Richwood, Nicholas County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608059

MSHA record for Sugar Tree Surface (mine ID 4608059). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1991–1994
Latest incident
Sep 1994
Ownership history
  1. Crawford Reclamation & Surface Mining Inc 1991 to 1992
  2. Acr Service Corp 1992 to 1993
  3. Coal Rush Mining Inc 1993 to 1997
  4. Coastal Coal-West Virginia Llc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Sugar Tree Surface sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% 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.
Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 24,446
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,280
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1994 · 2 incidents

September 13, 1994 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Coal Rush Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS USING A HAND GRINDER ON A 777 CAT TRUCK, WHILE GRINDING METAL AROUND THE RADIATOR CAP THE GRINDING WHEEL CAME APART HITTING HIS HAND AND GLANCING OFF CUTTING A GASH ON THE R SIDE OF HIS FACE. RESULTING IN HAVING 7 STITCHES PUT IN TO CLOSE THE CUT. INJURED WAS TAKEN TO RICH MOND HOSPITAL AND THEN TAKEN TO CLARKSBURG TO HOSPITAL FOR PLASTIC SURGEON TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

May 16, 1994 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Coal Rush Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

INJURED HIT HIS HEAD ON BOTTOM OF TRUCK WHEN SHOT WAS FIRED AND FLY ROCK CAME INTO THE AREA HIS TRUCK WAS PARKED. INJURED RECEIVED 19 STITCHES ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE.

1991 · 1 incident

October 8, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crawford Reclamation & Surface Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

FITTING ON BOTTOM OF ACCUMLATOR WAS LEAKING WHEN EE TOUGHED THE FITTING IT WERE OFF KNOCKING HIM AGAINST OTHER PARTS OF THE TRUCK CUTTING AND BRUISING HIS HAND.