Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF LINE TRUCK AND HIT ELBOW ON TRUCK.
Hampton No 3 Central Shop: 6 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Hampton No 3 Central Shop (mine ID 4603270). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1983–1993
- Latest incident
- Sep 1993
Ownership history
- Westmoreland Coal Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Hampton No 3 Central Shop 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file1993 · 1 incident
1987 · 2 incidents
September 26, 1987
WV · Coal
belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Westmoreland Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
THE COMPANY IS 2NLY REPORTING AN ALLEDGED DIAGNOSIS OF AN ILLNESS AND IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE ILNESS ACTUALLY EXISTS OR THAT THE ALLEDGED ILLNESS DIAGNOSED IS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS
Westmoreland Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
THE COMPANY IS 2NLY REPORTING AN ALLEGED DIAGNOISIS OF AN ILLNESS AND IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE ILLNESS ACTUALLY EXISTS OR THAT THE ALLEGED ILLNESS DIAGNOSED IS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.
1985 · 1 incident
April 24, 1985
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS BLOCKING CUTTER HEAD AND HIT HAND AGAINST THE BIT STITCHES.
1983 · 2 incidents
March 8, 1983
WV · Coal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westmoreland Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
LOADING STEEL RAILS ON CARS AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN RAILS NO RULES/REG MINE EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS
February 11, 1983
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Westmoreland Coal Company · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE STANDING ON TOP OF MINER SWINGING 16 LB HAMMER MISSED HIS MARK AND FELL FROM MINER