Mining Incidents

Keystone No 3d: 11 reportable incidents Coal

Noseman Branch Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Dennis G Cook
Herndon, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608179

MSHA record for Keystone No 3d (mine ID 4608179). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1993–1995
Latest incident
Aug 1995
Ownership history
  1. Noseman Branch Mining Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Keystone No 3d sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1995 · 2 incidents

August 4, 1995 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Noseman Branch Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

OPERATING CM SLUD OF ROCK 53"X40" FELL OUT OF TOP BETWEEN LAST ROW OF BOLTS AND RIB.

1994 · 6 incidents

December 12, 1994 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Noseman Branch Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

THE VICTIM WAS CUTTING BOLTS OUT FO WHEEL UNIT LETTING WHEEL UNIT FALL ON HIS FOOT BREAKING TOE ON RIGHT FOOT.

April 19, 1994 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Noseman Branch Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

MINER OPERATOR WAS OPERATING MINER WITH REMOTE BOX WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL & STRUCK OP.ON TOP OF RT HAND MAKING IT CUT ON HAND ROCK WAS 24IN LONG 17IN WIDE

April 16, 1994 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Noseman Branch Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS BOLTING TOP #1 ENTRY. PUTTING UP LAST ROW OF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK ROLLED OUT OF FACE 12' LONG - 27" WIDE- 18" THICK STRUCK HIM IN BACK AND KNOCKED HIM TO BOTTOM. HE WASN'T TRAPPED BY THE ROCK.

April 8, 1994 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Noseman Branch Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RIB ROCK WAS PUSHED UP IN DECK WITH OPERATOR STRICKING HIM ON LEFT ARM

1993 · 3 incidents

October 1, 1993 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Noseman Branch Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

NO ACTUAL ACCIDENT CONTRIBUTED TO INJURY HE SAID HE COULDN'T THINK OF HOW HE HURT HIMSELF, BUT THAT WHILE LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE HE WAS HURTING. LATER HE FOUND HE HAD A HERNIA.

September 21, 1993 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) OTHER
Noseman Branch Mining Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPLOYEE CALLED IN & REPORTED HE WAS HAVING MUSCLE SPASUMS & WOULD BE OFF A FEW DAYS. HE THEN LATER WENT TO DOCTOR & SAID HE WAS HURT ON THE JOB.

January 14, 1993 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Noseman Branch Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE AND OTHER WERE HORSEPLAY ON SECTION OTHER THREW EE ON BOTTOM HURTING HIS SHOULDER.