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Christopher #3: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Anker Group Inc
National, Monongalia County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4603236

MSHA record for Christopher #3 (mine ID 4603236). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1985–1986
Latest incident
Jun 1986
Ownership history
  1. King Knob Coal Company, Inc. 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Christopher #3 sits in Monongalia County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.1% 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.
Monongalia County, West Virginia · Population 106,520
2.1%
Mining share of county employment
$62,704
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1986 · 2 incidents

June 2, 1986 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
King Knob Coal Company, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING T2E WATER TRUCK AWAY FROM A POND AFTER FILLING WITH WATER DRIVING UP A GRADE THE OP KILLED THE ENGINE & WATER SPLASHED OUT OF THE TANK MAKING THE ROADWAY SLICK THE TRUCK SLID BA CKWARDS & UPSE7 CAUSE TRUCK WAS IN WRONG GEAR.

April 10, 1986 WV · Coal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
King Knob Coal Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING SMALL S5PLING WITH PENKNIFE CUT RIGHT HAND ON INSIDE OF THUMB.

1985 · 1 incident

May 29, 1985 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
King Knob Coal Company, Inc. · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CARRYING A COAL CHUTE I.NAME STEPPED INTO A SMALL HOLE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.