Masteller Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
WALKING FROM CAR TOO OFFICE TURN ANKLE REPORTING TOO WORK.
Jt #3: 9 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Jt #3 (mine ID 1800684). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1983–1985
- Latest incident
- May 1985
Ownership history
- Masteller Coal Company Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Jt #3 sits in Garrett County, Maryland, where the Census mining category is 1.5% 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.Garrett County, Maryland · Population 28,713
1.5%
Mining share of county employment
$69,031
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file1985 · 2 incidents
Masteller Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
CLEANING ROCK OFF MINER FEET SLIPPED HELD ON TO ROCK ROCK CAME OFF FELL ON I.NAME RIGHT SHOULDER
1984 · 3 incidents
Masteller Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
OPERATOR OF PERSONELL CARRIAGE STUCK IN HIGH TRAM HIT INTO RIB
June 11, 1984
MD · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Masteller Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE RUNNING TORKAR, THE COAL DRUG THE CABLE LOOSE CATCHING THE OPERATOR AROUND THE NECK PULLING BACK. HIS HEAD BENT OVER THE TORKAR HURTING HIS NECK & BACK. LEFT ARM WAS HURTING.
Masteller Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
TAKEN GUARD OFF BELT HEAD TRIED TO SET IT UP AGAINST RIB CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN GUARD AND THE ROOF
1983 · 4 incidents
October 20, 1983
MD · Coal
stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Masteller Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WENT TO POTOMAC VALLEY HOSPITAL 10-21-83 11:00 PM NURSE WRAPPED IT UP TOLD ME TO COME BACK SUNDAY MORNING
Masteller Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CUTTING TORKAR CABLE THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF CABLE WENT INTO RIGHT LEG JUST ABOVE KNEE
Masteller Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
LOADING PIECE OF METAL 2\\THICK X 4\ X 3\ LONG-DROPPED ON FINGER.
April 21, 1983
MD · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Masteller Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
GOT FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN TORKAR AND RIB BRUISING ANKLE ON RIGHT FOOT.