Mining Incidents

Welch Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Patch Coal Company · Surface
Controlled by Patch Janine M
Welch, Craig County, OK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3401353

MSHA record for Welch Mine (mine ID 3401353). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Aug 1988
Ownership history
  1. Patch Coal Company 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Welch Mine sits in Craig County, Oklahoma, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.
Craig County, Oklahoma · Population 14,215
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$50,182
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

1988 · 1 incident

August 30, 1988 OK · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Patch Coal Company · Fall from machine

WAS DOING MAINTENANCE ON 641 SCRAPER FOOT SLIPPED OFF FENDER & HE FELL ON HIS BUTTOCKS & LOWER BACK