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B L Mining #3: 25 reportable incidents Coal

Mystic Energy Inc · Underground
Controlled by Chris Cline
Barrett, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607139

B L Mining #3 has had no fatalities among 25 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
25
Years on record
1986–1993
Latest incident
Jan 1993
Ownership history
  1. Rand Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1987
  2. Rand Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1989
  3. Interstate Mining Corp 1989 to 1994
  4. Mystic Energy Inc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
2000 0
1999 0
1998 0
1997 0
1996 0
1995 0
1994 28 176,683
1993 7 11,879
1992 18 78,663
1991 13 69,325
1990 14 101,380
1989 4 3,960
1988 47 307,561
1987 41 144,036
1986 27 43,205
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

B L Mining #3 sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

25 on file

1993 · 1 incident

1992 · 2 incidents

November 30, 1992 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Interstate Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN #1 ENTRY-(RETURN) 1 BRK INBY SPD #3283 COULD NOT TRAVEL RETURN=MOVED & REBUILT 3 STEOPPINGS TO MAKE TRAVELWAY AROUND FALL.

November 20, 1992 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator MACHINERY
Interstate Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

INSTALLING NEW JACK ON TRS SYSTEM T BAR SLID OFF OF SUPPORT STRIKING VICTIM ON RIGHT SIDE OF BODY BREAKING RIBS AND RIGHT LEG.

1991 · 1 incident

February 13, 1991 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Interstate Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

THE INTERSECTION FELL OUT APP 4 TO 5FT THICK FOR THE DISTANCE ;OF 2 FT & APP 18FT WIDE THIS WAS A FAULTY AREA LAMENATED TOP WITH A STACK OF COAL

1990 · 5 incidents

December 8, 1990 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Interstate Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BACKING UP ON SC TIMBER CAME IN DECK STRUCK ON LOWER BACK

June 6, 1990 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Interstate Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

SINGLE PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 2-4" X 18" FELL ON TOP SHOULDERS CAUSING PAIN TO LOWER BACK.

February 2, 1990 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Interstate Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

INTERSECTION FACE #5 HEADING FELL A SLIP WAS IN THIS AREA.CRIBBING FALL AREA.DISCONTINUED USE OF 4' RESIN BOLTS.USING ALL 5' BOLTS.THIS FACE WAS BOLTED OFF AND NOT A WORKING FACE.

1988 · 9 incidents

October 19, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rand Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS PINNING TOP WHEN A 12IN.X12IN.X2IN.PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING INJURED ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER

September 14, 1988 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rand Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING ON BELT

September 2, 1988 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rand Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOLDING MINER CABLE WITH FOOT AND CABLE TIGHTENED UP CAUSING KNEE TO TWIST

June 8, 1988 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider MACHINERY
Rand Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING BELT TOGETHER TO MAKE BELT SPLICE.

May 21, 1988 WV · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Rand Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

MOVING WELDER WITH POWER ON IT- CABLE GROUNDED BLEW IN FRONT OF HIM.

May 18, 1988 WV · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Rand Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

CIRCUIT BREAKER BLEW UP WHILE SHOOTING ELECTRICAL CABLE AT CIRCUIT BREAKER.

1987 · 4 incidents

February 19, 1987 WV · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rand Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS TRAMMING3UP TOWARD FACE AND CAUGHT LEFT FOOT BETWEEN LOADER SEAT AND RIGHT RIB.

February 10, 1987 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Rand Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING BETWEEN ROOF BOLTER AND A MANTRIP . MANTRIP WAS TURNED TO COME OUTSIDE AT CLOSE TO SHIFT ENDING OPERATOR OF MANTRIP HANDED INJURED PERSON A PART TO LAY ON ROOF BOLTER BEF ORE COMING OUTS3DE AND HIT CONTROL PEDAL ON MANTRIP WHICH WAS NOT DE-ENERGIZED.

January 23, 1987 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rand Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF ROCK3FELL OUT BETWEEN COAL RIB AND THE BACK AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN.

January 7, 1987 WV · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rand Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING GROUN8 BELT HEAD SHOVEL SLIPPED AND FOULED SMALL FINGER ON RIGHT HAND AGAINST A PIECE OF METAL THAT WAS USED AS A BROCKET FOR A SCRAPER ON BELT DRIVE.

1986 · 3 incidents

December 19, 1986 WV · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
Rand Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS HELP3NG A PINNER & REACHED & GRABBED DRILL STEEL & HAD RUBBER GLOVES ON & THEY STUCK TO S TEEL THEREFORE TWISTED HAND & RIPPED GLOVE OFF OF LEFT HAND BREAKING LITTLE FINGER.

December 12, 1986 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rand Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

RECONDITIONED E0UIPMENT WAS TAKEN UNDERGROUND TO START MINING A NEW SECTION. OPERATOR WAS RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR S/N ET 14034 TRAM CONTROLS STUCK AND OPERATOR GOT FOULED AGAINST RIB, DAMAGE WAS D ONE TO OPERATOR2S LEFT ARM.

November 7, 1986 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rand Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

SHOVELING BELT 5IFTED MUD AND COAL TO TOP BELT AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.