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Maben #6 Mine: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Maben Energy Corp · Underground
Controlled by Henry Paul Kizer
Wyco, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606378

MSHA record for Maben #6 Mine (mine ID 4606378). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Feb 1986
Ownership history
  1. Maben Energy Corp 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Maben #6 Mine 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

7 on file

1986 · 2 incidents

February 7, 1986 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Maben Energy Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTING BELT STR6CTURE TOGETHER & HIT KNEE WITH AX

1984 · 3 incidents

August 16, 1984 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Maben Energy Corp · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS SETTING JACKS FOR A C/M ONE WAS NOT SET TIGHT ENOUGH & FELL ON HIS RT. HAND.

April 27, 1984 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Maben Energy Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PICKING UP BELT RAIL AND TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING STRAIN.

March 30, 1984 WV · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Maben Energy Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS HANDLING SUPPLIES WHEN HE TWISED HIS BACK.

1983 · 2 incidents

August 8, 1983 WV · Coal INUNDATION
Maben Energy Corp · Accident type, without injuries

THE NO 2 ROOM HOLED INTO AN AREA MINED OUT WHICH CONTAINS WATER