Barrett Fuel Corp · Contact with electrical current
POSSIBLE FATAL INJURY OCCURRED WHILE THE DECEASED WAS EVIDENTLY MAKING A SPLICE IN A CABLE.
Clinton #3: 1 recorded fatality Coal
Par-U Mining & Development Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
Thomas Russell (Rick)
Bald Knob,
Boone County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606450
MSHA record for Clinton #3 (mine ID 4606450). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 18
- Years on record
- 1983–1991
- Latest incident
- Jan 1991
Ownership history
- Barrett Fuel Corp 1981 to 1985
- Wise Mining Corp 1985 to 1985
- Wise Mining Inc 1985 to 1985
- Vica Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1989
- Par-U Mining & Development Corp 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Clinton #3 sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.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.
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
17 on file (excluding fatalities above)1991 · 1 incident
January 3, 1991
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Par-U Mining & Development Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PULLING ON MINER CABLE STRAINED BACK.
1990 · 2 incidents
August 14, 1990
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Par-U Mining & Development Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
USING KNIFE KNIFE CUT THRU AND CUT MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND.
Par-U Mining & Development Corp · Accident type, without injuries
RF FALL POSS SLIP RF FALL IN 5 ENTRY 2 BKS OUTBY SPAD 3310
1989 · 2 incidents
April 18, 1989
WV · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
POWERED HAULAGE
Vica Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
CLEANING UP ENTRY WITH SCOOP, IN RIB AND HIT OFF SET AND SCOOP BOWED AND BRUSHED TOP. FORCING NECK AND BACK OVER AGAINST CONTROL.
Vica Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL HAS OCURRED IN INTERSECTION OF #3 ENTRY ON 1ST SECTION I BREAK OUTBY SPAD 1647.FALL EXTENDED INTO X CUT BETWEEN #2AND #3 ENTRY.
1987 · 3 incidents
Vica Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
AN UNINTENTIONA5 ROOF FALL OCCURRED 700 FT OUTBY THE FARES OF NAINS SECTION NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL INVOLVED ROOF WAS SUPPORTED WITH 4 FT LONG CONVENTIONAL BOLTS INTERSECTION 16FTX 16FTX 4 F T THICK. 3
Vica Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
AN UNTINENTIONA5 ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN AN INSTERSECTION NO.1 OUTBY FACE OF 2RT MAINS SECTION.
Vica Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
INJURED POSITIO3ED HIMSELF OUTSIDE THE OPERATING DECK OF THE SCOOP AND DEPRESSED THE ACCOLATATOR WITH HIS HAND CAUSING THE SCOOP TO MOVE CATCHING LOWER LEG BETWEEN THE SCOOP AND THE COAL RIB.
1984 · 3 incidents
July 10, 1984
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Barrett Fuel Corp · Fall down stairs
INJURED WAS STEPPING DOWN THE STEPS FROM THE MINE OFFICE AND CAUGHT THE HEEL OF HIS BOOT ON THE STEP-INJURED STUMBLED FORWARD AND LEFT FOOT TWISTED UNDER HIM-RESULTING IN A SMALL BONE BEING BR OKEN IN HIS LEFT FOOT WHEN HE FELL
March 16, 1984
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Barrett Fuel Corp · Fall onto or against objects
INJURED WAS POSITIONED WITH HIS BACK TO THE COAL FACE WHEN A SHOT WAS DISCHARGED IN THE ADJACENT PLACE. LOOSE COAL POPPED LOOSE STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK AND CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HEAD AGAINST ROOF BOLTING MACHINE.
Barrett Fuel Corp · Struck against stationary object
INJURED STARTERD TO WALK UNDER CANOPY AT DRIFTENTRANCE AND BUMPED HIS HEAD INJURED CALIMED INJURY TO NECK WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM WAS EXAMINED AND SENT HOME .
1983 · 6 incidents
Barrett Fuel Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FELL ABOVE ANCHORAGE OF ROOF BOLTS IN NO. 5 ENTRY, 1 RIGHT NEAR FACE OF ENTRY, NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANEED UP, PLACE STOPPED.
Barrett Fuel Corp · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE RETURN ENTRY ABOUT 3000 FEET OUT BY FACES.
November 16, 1983
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barrett Fuel Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HOISTING BELT TO MAKE SPLICE & BUTTERFLY CLAMP PULLED LOOSE AND STRUCK SANDY MATHERLY BEHIND EAR
Barrett Fuel Corp · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURED SOME TIME OVER THE WEEKEND 092483 AND 092583 IN THE 5 ENTRY OF THE MAINS APPROX 300FT FROM THE 4 PORTAL THE FALL WAS APPROX 20FTX30FTX3 1/2FT
Barrett Fuel Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
LINING BELT TAILPIECE WITH BELT ANCHOR JACK. AS LEE WAS JACKING BAR SLIPPED STRIKING HIM ON LEFT SHIN.
January 14, 1983
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Barrett Fuel Corp · Struck by falling object
KITTLE BOTTOM FELL OUT OF TOP, PUSHING HIM AGAINST PINNER.