Mining Incidents

Maben #8 Mine: 23 reportable incidents Coal

Maben Energy Corp · Underground
Controlled by Henry Paul Kizer
Helen, Raleigh County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606562

MSHA record for Maben #8 Mine (mine ID 4606562). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
23
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Nov 1986
Ownership history
  1. Maben Energy Corp 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Maben #8 Mine sits in Raleigh County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.0% 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.
Raleigh County, West Virginia · Population 73,666
4.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,055
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

23 on file

1986 · 3 incidents

November 6, 1986 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Maben Energy Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ALTHOUGH CLAIMA3T IS CHARGED AGAINST MINE AS RELATED NOISE THE CO FEELS IT IS NOT A RESULT OF MINE RELATED EXPOSURE.

November 6, 1986 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Maben Energy Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLAIM IS CHARGE8 AGAINST CO AS MINE RELATED NOISE.

November 6, 1986 WV · Coal scoop car operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Maben Energy Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLAIM IS CHARG9D AGINST CO AS MINE RELATED NOISE.

1985 · 2 incidents

February 27, 1985 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Maben Energy Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CHANGING BRIDGE ROPE WHEN OPERATOR MOVED ADVANCE BRIDGE AND CAUGHT INJURED S FINER BETWEEN DRIVE CHAIN AND SPROCKET.

February 25, 1985 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Maben Energy Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS GRINDING & C AUGHT HIS FINGER ON THE GRINDER.

1984 · 5 incidents

March 21, 1984 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner POWERED HAULAGE
Maben Energy Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING OLD CABLE FROM MINE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN TIMBER AND SCOOP

February 28, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Maben Energy Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BOLTING TOP CAUGHTFINGER BETWEEN BOLTER AND TIMBER.

February 27, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Maben Energy Corp · Struck by falling object

THE EE WAS ROOF BOLTING BY ADDING ADDITIONAL ROOF BOLTS IN BOLTED AREA WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF FELL AROUND THE DRILL SHAFT.

January 9, 1984 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Maben Energy Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING LIFTING JACK HANDLE SLIPPED OUT & HIT IN THE MOUTH.

1983 · 13 incidents

November 18, 1983 WV · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Maben Energy Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HURT BACK WHILE SHOVELING ROCK.

November 5, 1983 WV · Coal timberman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Maben Energy Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PULLING TRAILING CABLE GOT FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN CABLE AND TIMBER

September 5, 1983 WV · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper MACHINERY
Maben Energy Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

JACK BIT BROKE JACK OUT ON HIT IN THE HAND