Mining Incidents

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

MSHA record for Taylor Creek Refuse Pile (mine ID 4607303). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1987–1988
Latest incident
Apr 1988
Ownership history
  1. Cowaco Inc 1987 to 1988
  2. Cowaco Inc 1989 to present
  3. Kelrai Inc 1990 to 1991
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

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

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.