West Virginia Ebony Construction Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
REPAIRING BROKEN TRAM CHAIN, STRUCK LEFT THUMB WITH PIPE. WE WERE HITTING WITH HAMMER.
Wyoming #1 Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Wyoming #1 Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1984–1988
- Latest incident
- Apr 1988
Ownership history
- Pinnacle Creek Coal Company 1983 to 1984
- Black Beauty Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1984
- Shoreline Coal Company 1984 to 1986
- Specialty Coal Corp Inc 1986 to 1987
- West Virginia Ebony Construction Inc 1987 to 1988
- Eldarodo Coal Inc 1988 to 1988
- Dan-Dyster Corp 1988 to 1989
- Dan-Dyster Corp 1989 to 1989
- C & F Coal Company Inc 1989 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12 | 7,383 |
| 1990 | 13 | 70,827 |
| 1989 | 16 | 51,008 |
| 1988 | 8 | 8,979 |
| 1985 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 11 | 4,749 |
| 1983 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Wyoming #1 Mine sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1988 · 1 incident
1984 · 1 incident
October 1, 1984
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Black Beauty Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF ELT STRUCTURE AND TWISTED HIS LEG ON A CRIB BLOCK.