Mining Incidents

Isaban Deep Mine No. 3Coal

Isaban, Mingo County, WV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609245
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2009–2011
Latest incident
Jun 2011
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2011 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Try to lift 4 inch water with water still in it. EE either strain himself or rupture his self.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

While helping unload belt structure pulled a muscle in left arm and chest area.

2010 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

While changing a level wine on #15 car, EE and another EE were helping lift level wine. He strained his lower back.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Unloading roof bolt supplies out of scoop bucket onto #2 roof bolter when the scoop bucket pressure leaked off slowly onto the top of the left foot causing pain to developed in his left foot. The injured refused medical treatment and refused to be transported to medical facility for treatment.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Picked up 2 bundle of roof plates and put on bolter. Started bolting put up 3 rows back started hurting, burning in lower back.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Pulling miner cable rope it broke striking left leg.

2009 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

After excessive rainfall and flooding the # 3 belt entry of the mine was blocked & canopy was crushed when materials fell from the highwall. Also, fan was hit but no damage to it except alarm & chart system.