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Surface Mine #204: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Joseph C Turley III
Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606244

Surface Mine #204 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1992.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1992
Latest incident
Jun 1992
Ownership history
  1. Clear Creek Land Company Inc 1980 to 1992
  2. Leckie Smokeless Coal Company 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1997 0
1996 0
1995 0
1994 3 2,071
1993 2 5,900
1992 9 10,632
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Surface Mine #204 sits in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.7% 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.
Greenbrier County, West Virginia · Population 32,688
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$48,662
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1992 · 1 incident

June 2, 1992 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Clear Creek Land Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

65045LIVERY OF ANYHDROUS AMMONIS, COMPRESSOR SLUGGED OFF, DRIVER BLED COMPRESSOR OFF & ALL HOSES. DISCONNECTED HOSES FROM COMPRESSOR. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES, DRIVER WAS WALKING PAST COMPRESSOR 68550AMMONIA SHOT OUT OF IT HITTING DRIVER ON BACK OF PANT LEGS TREATED FOR BURNS ON BACK OF LEGS AT DOCTOR'S IMMED CARE. FULL RECOVERY.