Jeff Mining Company · Struck by flying object
FLESHMAN DROPPING BELLYPAN ON DOZER -LOOSENED LAST BOLT,COME-ALONG SLIPPED THRU TRACKS HIT HIM IN HEAD.
Surface #2: 1 reportable incident Coal
MSHA record for Surface #2 (mine ID 4607317). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1990
- Latest incident
- Feb 1990
Ownership history
- Jeff Mining Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Surface #2 sits in Fayette County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.0% 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.Fayette County, West Virginia · Population 39,987
3.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,672
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.