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V C No 17 Surface: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Quaker State Corp
Mammoth, Kanawha County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605551

V C No 17 Surface has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Nov 1987
Ownership history
  1. Valley Camp Coal Company 1977 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 0
1990 0
1989 0
1988 0
1987 0
1986 1
1985 1
1984 0
1983 13 19,527
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

V C No 17 Surface sits in Kanawha County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Kanawha County, West Virginia · Population 178,198
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,887
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

1987 · 1 incident

November 18, 1987 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Valley Camp Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

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