Massey Energy's Other High-Injury Mines
Massey Energy Co., which owns the West Virginia coal mine where 29 miners died last week, had 10 coal mines where injury rates topped the national rate last year. Four of the mines — in Tazewell County, Va.; Raleigh County, W.Va.; and Pike County, Ky. — had rates that were more than twice the national rate. The national rate for nonfatal injuries in underground coal mines last year was 4.03 injuries per 200,000 worker hours. Following are injury rates for 35 Massey facilities identified by federal regulators as active, coal-producing underground mines.
| Mine | Operator | Injury rate | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiller No 1 | Knox Creek Coal Corporation | 9.78 | Tazewell | VA |
| Slip Ridge Cedar Grove Mine | Marfork Coal Co. Inc. | 9.18 | Raleigh | WV |
| No 1 | M 3 Energy Mining Co. | 8.86 | Pike | KY |
| Mine #1 | Solid Energy Mining Co. | 8.49 | Pike | KY |
| Pocahontas Mine | White Buck Coal Co. | 7.49 | Greenbrier | WV |
| Allegiance Mine | Independence Coal Co. Inc. | 6.69 | Boone | WV |
| Grassy Creek No 1 | White Buck Coal Co. | 6.39 | Nicholas | WV |
| Upper Big Branch Mine-South | Performance Coal Co. | 5.81 | Raleigh | WV |
| Mammoth #2 Gas | Mammoth Coal Co. | 4.87 | Kanawha | WV |
| Marsh Fork Mine | Marfork Coal Co. Inc. | 4.49 | Raleigh | WV |
| National rate: 4.03 injuries per 200,000 worker hours. | ||||
| Mine #1 | Rockhouse Energy Mining Co. | 3.92 | Pike | KY |
| Ruby Energy | Spartan Mining Co. Inc. | 3.87 | Mingo | WV |
| Black Knight II | Elk Run Coal Co. Inc. | 3.71 | Boone | WV |
| White Cabin #7 | Martin County Coal | 3.39 | Martin | KY |
| Voyager #7 | Martin County Coal | 3.37 | Martin | KY |
| Parker Peerless Mine | Marfork Coal Co. Inc. | 3.34 | Raleigh | WV |
| Mine #1 | Freedom Energy Mining Co. | 2.26 | Pike | KY |
| Taylor Fork Energy | Sidney Coal Co. Inc. | 2.23 | Pike | KY |
| Love Branch South | Road Fork Development Co. Inc. | 2.1 | Pike | KY |
| Black King I North Portal | Elk Run Coal Co. Inc. | 1.88 | Boone | WV |
| Seng Creek Powellton | Elk Run Coal Co. Inc. | 1.83 | Boone | WV |
| Mine #1 | Clean Energy Mining Co. | 1.79 | Pike | KY |
| Laurel Coalburg Tunnel Mine | Mammoth Coal Co. | 1.78 | Kanawha | WV |
| N0. 1 | Process Energy | 1.67 | Pike | KY |
| Justice #1 | Independence Coal Co. Inc. | 1.28 | Boone | WV |
| Slabcamp | Mammoth Coal Co. | 1.03 | Kanawha | WV |
| Horse Creek Eagle | Marfork Coal Co. | 0.92 | Raleigh | WV |
| Brushy Eagle | Marfork Coal Co. Inc. | 0.82 | Raleigh | WV |
| Aracoma Alma Mine #1 | Aracoma Coal Co. Inc. | 0.61 | Logan | WV |
| Triumph Mine | Coalgood Energy Co. | 0 | Harlan | KY |
| Road Fork #51 Mine | Spartan Mining Co. | 0 | Wyoming | WV |
| Diamond Energy | Spartan Mining Co. Inc. | 0 | Logan | WV |
| Jerry Fork Eagle | Alex Energy Inc. | 0 | Nicholas | WV |
| Allen Powellton Mine | Marfork Coal Co. | 0 | Raleigh | WV |
| Roundbottom Powellton Deep Mine | Elk Run Coal Co. Inc. | 0 | Boone | WV |