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White King: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Teays Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Smith Stirl Richard
Orgas, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608056

White King has had no fatalities among 8 reportable incidents since 1991.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1991–1992
Latest incident
May 1992
Ownership history
  1. Elk Run Coal Company Inc 1991 to 1991
  2. Teays Mining Inc 1991 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)
1994 0
1993 0
1992 15 84,444
1991 20 40,315
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

White King sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1992 · 6 incidents

May 20, 1992 WV · Coal security guard, watchman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Teays Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED SAID HE WAS TAKING TIRE OFF SHUTTLE CAR, WRENCH SLIPPED OFF LUG BOLT, HE FELL HITTING HAND ON SIDE OF CAR. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO ACCIDENT, BUCKLAND COULD NOT SEE WHRE WRENCH AH D BEEN ON RUSTED BOLT.

April 27, 1992 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Teays Mining Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FILED REPORT OF OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS.

March 26, 1992 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Teays Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MOVING MINER CABLE HURT BACK.

February 21, 1992 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Teays Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

WAS CLEANING UP COAL IN #4 ENTRY. AFTER BACKING UP ON RIGHT SIDE, WAS MOVING TO LEFT SIDE WHEN MINER WENT OVER A LUMP AND RAISED UP BACK OF MINER. HIT HEAD ON TOP.

February 3, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Teays Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

PULLING MINER CABLE ACROSS A BOOM HOLE DID NOT BEND OVER OF END OF BOOM HOLE TO LOW TOP, HIT HEAD BROW.

January 15, 1992 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Teays Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING BELT WHEN A PIECE OF STRUCTURE THAT WAS NOT TIGHT WAS CAUGHT BY A SPLICE AND THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT ARM AGAINST THE NEXT TOP ROLLER.

1991 · 2 incidents

November 20, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Teays Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING TOGETHER TWO PIECES OF WATER LINE- SMASHED MIDDLE FINGER- RIGHT HAND.