W V E Construction · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED APPROX. 300 FEET INBY MAIN FAN MEASURING 20 X 70 X 10 FT HIGH.
Wyoming & Zenith Haulway: 7 reportable incidents Coal
Wyoming & Zenith Haulway has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1983–1987
- Latest incident
- Dec 1987
Ownership history
- United Pocahontas Coal Company 1950 to 1982
- United Pocahontas Coal Company 1982 to 1983
- Sadie Z Coal Company 1983 to 1984
- Shoreline Coal Company 1984 to 1985
- Black Mountain Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1987
- W V E Construction 1987 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 20 | 44,181 |
| 1985 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 17 | 49,716 |
| 1983 | 11 | 43,996 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Wyoming & Zenith Haulway 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
7 on file1987 · 1 incident
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1986 · 3 incidents
Black Mountain Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
WE WERE USING H9 SCOOP CHANGING A BEARING AND HE RAISED UP AND HIT HIS LOWER BACK AND BUTT
September 2, 1986
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Black Mountain Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
I NAME WAS OPER5TING BUGGY AND RAN OVER TIMBERING INJURING BACK
Black Mountain Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE INJURE8 LOWER BACK WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR, ON BAD ROADWAYS.
1984 · 1 incident
Sadie Z Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
HIT KNEE ON SHUTTLE CAR WHEN REPAIRING IT.
1983 · 2 incidents
November 3, 1983
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
STRIKING OR BUMPING
Sadie Z Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
INJURED PERSON WAS WALKING AROUND ROOFBOLTING MACHINE & BUMPED RIGHT KNEE ON FRAME.
March 7, 1983
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Sadie Z Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THERE WAS CRACK IN ROOF AT ONE FOOT UP. THESTEEL GOT CAUGHT IN THIS CRACK AND BROKE WITH THE OPERATOR WAS HOLDING. THE MACHINE AND ALL TEMPERARY SUPPORT WAS IN A SAFE OPERATING CONDITION.