Maben Energy Corp · Fall from machine
WAS SETTING OUT OF SCOOP FELL TWISTED LEG & HUT HURT BOTTOM.
Maben No 5: 12 reportable incidents Coal
Maben Energy Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
Henry Paul Kizer
Wyco,
Wyoming County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605070
MSHA record for Maben No 5 (mine ID 4605070). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 1984–1985
- Latest incident
- Sep 1985
Ownership history
- Westmoreland Coal Company 1976 to 1977
- Maben Energy Corp 1977 to present
- Rite-Way Coal Inc 1983 to 1985
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Maben No 5 sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.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
12 on file1985 · 7 incidents
September 27, 1985
WV · Coal
mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Maben Energy Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS KNOCKING A TIMBER & THE RIB ROLLED OFF & HIT THE TIMBER.CAUSING IT TO HIT HIM IN THE CHEST.
Maben Energy Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HE WAS CLEANING ROADWAY WITH SCOOP & RUN OVER A ROCK IN ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TO CATCH HIS HEAD BETWEEN SCOOP AND TOP
May 24, 1985
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Maben Energy Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
LOADING MINING CABLE INTO SCOOP BUCKET AND PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS HIP
Maben Energy Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PULLING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLES.
Maben Energy Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
I,NAME WAS OPERATING A 270 RAM CAR WITH TRAILER. HE WAS TURNING A CORNER & CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN TRAILER & RAM CAR.
Maben Energy Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
INJ CLEANING COAL OUT FROM BEHIND EJECTION BLADE ON COAL HAULER -RAM CAR WHEN OPERATOR PULLED BLADE BACK ON HIS HAND.
1984 · 5 incidents
Rite-Way Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BATTERY MINE CAR AND IT JOLTED AND HAD PAIN IN HIP
Rite-Way Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMP WAS PULLING CABLE AND STEPPED IN LOOSE COAL TWISTED R KNEE
April 27, 1984
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rite-Way Coal Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE PULLING CABLE STEPPED IN HOLE
Rite-Way Coal Inc · Fall from machine
JUMPED OFF COAL TRUCK & TWISTED KNEE
Rite-Way Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries
SECTION WAS DRIVING UNDERNEATH A HOLLOW TOP ROCK WAS SOFT IN PLACES WHEN BREAK FROM 3 4 WEN T THROUGH THE TOP GAVE WAY FALL OCCURRED IN NEUTRAL ENTRY TIMBERED OFF AND LEFT AS IT