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Surface Mine No 927: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Controlled by John C Geupel
Rita, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4600506

MSHA record for Surface Mine No 927 (mine ID 4600506). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1990–1991
Latest incident
Apr 1991
Ownership history
  1. Belva Coal Company Inc 1950 to 1977
  2. Belva Coal Company Inc 1977 to 1989
  3. Little Fork Resources & Development Corp 1989 to 1989
  4. Skyline Resources Inc 1989 to 1989
  5. Steele Branch Mining 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Surface Mine No 927 sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
April 23, 1991 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger Fatality · MACHINERY
Steele Branch Mining · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

FROM INITIAL INFORMATION EE JUMPED FROM GRADER AND WAS RUN OVER BY FRONT WHEEL RESULTING IN FATAL INJURY.

Reportable incidents

2 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1991 · 1 incident

April 2, 1991 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Steele Branch Mining · Fall from machine

TRUCK DRIVER BACKED TRUCK OVER BACK-STACK. TRUCK ROLLED ONE TIME. DRIVER WAS THROWN THROUGH WINDSHIELD AREA. DRIVER WAS NOT WEARING SEAT BELT.

1990 · 1 incident

October 1, 1990 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Steele Branch Mining · Struck against a moving object

TRACTOR TRAILER STRUCK 1 LOADED TRACTOR TRAILER ON MINE HAUL ROAD VISABILITY WAS RESTRICTED DUE TO DUST CONDITIONS AND EXCESSIVE SPEED FOR CONDITIONS.