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Coalburg No 3 Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Swamp Fox Development Inc · Underground
Controlled by Pauley William S
Sharples, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607142

Coalburg No 3 Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987
Ownership history
  1. Swamp Fox Development Inc 1986 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)
1991 10 113,720
1990 31 419,702
1989 30 323,070
1988 31 247,864
1987 31 292,652
1986 31 119,931
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Coalburg No 3 Mine sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1987 · 1 incident

October 31, 1987 WV · Coal scoop car operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Swamp Fox Development Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS WAL5ING BACKWARD APPLYING ROCKDUST TO ROOF AND RIBS WHEN HISHEAD CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE ROOF. APPROX. 1 HOUR LATER INJURED COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN MIDDLE PART OF BACK.