Iroquois Coal Corp · Fall from machine
FELL BACKWARDS OFF DRILL
Valley Fill Surface: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Gould Mining Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Gould Inc
MSHA Mine ID: 4605641
Valley Fill Surface has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1991.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1991
- Latest incident
- Dec 1991
Ownership history
- Viking Pocahontas Inc 1977 to 1991
- Coal Corp Of America Inc 1987 to 1990
- U S Coals Inc 1991 to 1991
- Iroquois Coal Corp 1991 to 1992
- Gould Mining Inc 1992 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5 | 1,454 |
| 1991 | 5 | 3,932 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Valley Fill Surface sits in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.7% 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.Greenbrier County, West Virginia · Population 32,688
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$48,662
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1991 · 2 incidents
December 7, 1991
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Iroquois Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HURT LOWER BACK LIFTING CAMSHAFTS ON ENGINE.