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Taylor Creek Refuse Pile: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Cowaco Inc · Facility

Controlled by Jabbalux S A

Widen, Clay County, WV · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4607303

Taylor Creek Refuse Pile has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1987.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 1987–1988
Latest incident: Apr 1988

Ownership history

Cowaco Inc 1987 to 1988
Cowaco Inc 1989 to present
Kelrai Inc 1990 to 1991

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)
1992	0
1991	2
1990	2
1989	5	6,516
1988	5	14,225
1987	24	57,852

Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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.

Clay County, West Virginia · Population 7,946

5.5%

Mining share of county employment

$42,790

Median household income

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

April 6, 1988 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER

Cowaco Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WIND CAUGHT DOOR OF SUPPLY TRAILER BREAKING SAFTEY CHAIN AND STRUCK INJURED PERSON ON LEFT SHOULDER AND ARM BRUISED LEFT SHOULDER AND ARM.

January 5, 1988 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Cowaco Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWISTED LOWER B5CK WHILE LIFTING P IECE OF METAL

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1987 · 1 incident

October 22, 1987 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Cowaco Inc · Fall down stairs

FEET SLIPPED ON3STEPS.

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Taylor Creek Refuse Pile sits in Clay County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.5% of county employment.

Reportable incidents

1988 · 2 incidents

1987 · 1 incident

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