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Wv-1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Tim Doug Johnson
Vulcan, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607361

Wv-1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Dec 1988
Ownership history
  1. Raton Fuels Corpoation 1987 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 2 2,164
1990 8 4,137
1989 15 59,222
1988 17 71,239
1987 8 3,500
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Wv-1 sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.
Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
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

December 13, 1988 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Raton Fuels Corpoation · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN SNOW ON GROUND WITH SAW IN HIS HAND HIS KNEE STRUCK BLADE ON SAW CAUSING A CUT WHICH REQUIRED THREE STITCHES.