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Volkstone Mine #1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Volkstone Company · Surface
Box 97, Preston County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606979

Volkstone Mine #1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1992.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1992
Latest incident
Apr 1992
Ownership history
  1. Volkstone Company 1985 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)
1993 0
1992 9 57,659
1991 14 74,028
1990 12 43,001
1989 9 17,924
1988 11 21,953
1987 9 14,220
1986 7 3,713
1985 2 8,139
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Volkstone Mine #1 sits in Preston County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Preston County, West Virginia · Population 34,204
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$61,373
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

1992 · 1 incident

April 24, 1992 WV · Coal drill helper POWERED HAULAGE
Volkstone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN A NUT IN THE YOKE OF A PICKUP TRUCK. THE TRUCK MOVED FORWARD WHILE HE WAS UNDER THE TRUCK CAUSING INJURY TO HIS NECK AND BACK.