Consolidation Coal Company · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL FROM RIB, STRIKING HIM ON SHOULDER.
#3 Mine: 7 reportable incidents Coal
Clear Fork Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc
Clear Creek,
Raleigh County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4601986
MSHA record for #3 Mine (mine ID 4601986). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1983–1988
- Latest incident
- Apr 1988
Ownership history
- Consolidation Coal Company 1950 to 1999
- Clear Fork Coal Company 1999 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
#3 Mine sits in Raleigh County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.0% 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.Raleigh County, West Virginia · Population 73,666
4.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,055
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file1988 · 1 incident
1985 · 2 incidents
March 26, 1985
WV · Coal
motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Consolidation Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
TIGHTENING BOLTS ON TAILPIECE. RATCHET SLIPPED OFF BOLT STRIKING RIGHT ANKLE.
Consolidation Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
TAKING SHIELD OFF OF OFF STANDARD SHUTTLED CAR REEL WHEN SHIELD HIT BOTTOM IT CAUGHT RING FINGER OF RIGHT HAND AND CUT END OF FINGER.
1984 · 3 incidents
Consolidation Coal Company · Struck by falling object
WHILE UNLOADING TIMBERS, I,NAME HAD THE BLADE OF THE SCOOP PUSHED OUT AND IN THE PROCESS OF STRAIGHTENING OUT THE TIMBER PILE HE LAID HIS HAND ON THE STRINGER AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OFF THE RIB AND MASHED 2 FINGERS ON THE LEFT HAND.
September 25, 1984
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Consolidation Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
JACKING S/C UP & THE BAR SLIUPPED OUT OF JACK & HIT HIM IN TH E LEFT JAW.
August 18, 1984
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Consolidation Coal Company · Struck by falling object
BOLTING TOP AND A PIECE OF ROCK BROKE OFF AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN ROCK AND ROOF BOLTER FOURTH FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WAS CUT REQUIRING 9 STITCHES
1983 · 1 incident
Consolidation Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
RAIL WAS IN A BIND ON CURVE INJURED WAS USING BAR TO LOOSEN RAIL IT HIT HIM AND CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN THE TWO RAILS