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#3 Mine: 9 reportable incidents Coal

Pinnacle Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Cook William Larry
Maben, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4601718

MSHA record for #3 Mine (mine ID 4601718). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Jun 1984
Ownership history
  1. Westmoreland Coal Company 1950 to 1977
  2. Maben Energy Corp 1977 to 1983
  3. Duncan Coal Corp 1983 to 1984
  4. Pinnacle Mining Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#3 Mine sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1984 · 3 incidents

June 15, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Pinnacle Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN ATRS ROOF SUPPORTR SYSTEM AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEES HAND THIS DIS NOT VIOLATE ANY MINING LAWS OF TRAINING

April 17, 1984 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Duncan Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL #4 ENTRY, 8 LEFT SECTION, SPAD #3436. 20FT X 20FT X 6FT. 4FT AND 6FT RESIN BOLTS.

April 16, 1984 WV · Coal FIRE
Duncan Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

THIS ACCIDENT INVOLVED COAL SMOLDERING AROUND #2 BELT HEAD TAKE UP. THERE WERE NO FLAMES PRESENT. ROCKDUST AND WATER WAS APPLIED TO SMOLDERING AREA.

1983 · 6 incidents

October 28, 1983 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Maben Energy Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

DIXON WAS WELDING WHILE HOLDING A BOLT TO WELD ARK JUMPED ACROSS AND BURNT HIS HAND

September 27, 1983 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Maben Energy Corp · Accident type, without injuries

BROKEN UP ROOF OF SLATE AND SHALE.FELL ON #1 BELT.FROM 18\\-36\\ THICK X 20\WIDE X 18\LONG.

August 16, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Maben Energy Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS PUTTING ON BELT LIFTING BELT

July 27, 1983 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Maben Energy Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING TAIL PIECE ROLLER ON BELT, AND CAUGHT SHOVEL IN TAIL ROLLER AND TWISTED HIS WRIST.