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Surface Pile #1: 1 reportable incident Coal

V & C Inc · Facility
Controlled by Carmen D'Angelo
Capels, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607671

Surface Pile #1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Jan 1990
Ownership history
  1. V & C Inc 1989 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)
1991 8 8,578
1990 20 130,061
1989 15 63,234
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Surface Pile #1 sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
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

1990 · 1 incident

January 29, 1990 WV · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
V & C Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOSE FLAP ON SPEED REDUCER & AN ADJUSTMENT ON COUPLING FLEW UP & MASHED FINGER AGAINST METAL