War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
EMPL WAS CHECKING RADIATOR ON DRILL RADIATOR HOSE BURST BURNING EMPL WITH STEAM ON CHEST ABDOMEN, BACK FACE & BORTH ARMS.
Surface No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal
Surface No 1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1989.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1989
- Latest incident
- May 1989
Ownership history
- War Eagle Construction Company Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 8 | 37,129 |
| 1990 | 15 | 92,074 |
| 1989 | 16 | 122,702 |
| 1988 | 9 | 4,667 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Surface No 1 sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.