Mining Incidents

Big Mountain No 3 Mine Coal

New King Fuel Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Lyons Ray
Cedar Grove, Kanawha County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607018

MSHA record for Big Mountain No 3 Mine (mine ID 4607018). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1988–1991
Latest incident
Jun 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

1991 · 1 incident

1990 · 3 incidents

November 14, 1990 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
First Big Mountain Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

SOMETIME ON THE ABOVE DATE, A FALL OCCURRED APPROX. 20' LONG 20' WIDE AND 4' THICK ON THE MANTRIP ROAD 6 CROSSCUTS INBY NO. 2 BELTHEAD. 4' RESIN BOLTS WERE USED IN THE FALL AREA.

November 8, 1990 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
First Big Mountain Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

SOMETIME ON THE ABOVE DATE, A FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO. 3 ENTRY MEASURING ABOUT 80' LONG, 20' WIDE AND 6-6 1/2' THICK. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 20' FROM THE FACE AND 4' RESIN BOLTS WERE BEING USED.

1989 · 12 incidents

October 12, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
First Big Mountain Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

TRAMMING TO FACE,I.NAME LOST CONTROL OF SC AND RAMMED IT INTO RIB HURTING RIGHT SHOULDER.REPORTED 10-18-89.

February 22, 1989 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey MACHINERY
First Big Mountain Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE STANDING BESIDE CUTTING MACHINE VICTIM STATED CUTTER BACKED UP & RAN OVER FOOT.

1988 · 1 incident

November 1, 1988 WV · Coal draftsman, surveyor/transit work supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
First Big Mountain Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

RIDING OUT OF MINES,WEIGHT OF COAL SEAM BECAME LOWER BUT EMPL DIDNT HOLD HEAD DOWN LOW ENOUGH RESULTED IN HEAD STRIKING TOP AND HARD HAT CUT FOREHEAD AND NOSE.

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