MEN WERE SETTING POSTS ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING UP A POST AND INJURED GOT TOO CLOSE AND WAS HIT IN THE MOUTH WITH THE AX.
Maiden No 3: 20 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Maiden No 3 (mine ID 4605806). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 20
- Years on record
- 1985–1990
- Latest incident
- Jan 1990
- North Star Mining Company Inc 1978 to 1986
- Jasa Inc 1986 to 1987
- Ringold Mining Inc 1987 to 1988
- Ringold Mining Company Inc 1988 to present
Maiden No 3 sits in Monongalia County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.1% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
20 on file1990 · 1 incident
1989 · 5 incidents
WATER IN TOP SET A DOUBLE ROW OF BREAKER POSTS ON ALL SIDES OF THE ROOF FALL AND ROPED ITOFF AND HUNG DANGER BOARDS.NO DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT.
SLIP AND FELL ON A WET PIECE OF LINE CURTAIN LAYING SUPPLY YAR HURT LOWER BACK
BOLTER OPERATOR WAS TRAMING BOLTER AND THE HELPER HAD HIS FOOT UNDER BOLTER TIRE.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED #3 ENTRY 001 SECTION 200' OUTBY FACE.MEASURED 15'WIDE X 20'LONG X 8'HIGH.
HE WAS PICKING SLATE OFF BELT AND WHEN HE TURNED TO THROW IT HE SLIPPED AND FELL.
1988 · 8 incidents
SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP AND STRUCK INJURED ON HAND, BROKE AND CUT MIDDLE FINGER.
FALL IN INTERSECTION NO EQUIPMENT DAMAGE NO INJURY SOME AIR RESTRICTION.
FALL IN LEFT RETURN NO E QUIPMENT DAMAGE NO I NJURY PARTIAL BLOCKAGE OF AIR LEFT ERETURN.
FALLIN INTERSECTION NO PROPERTY DAMAGE NO INJ. NO LOSS OF VENTILASTION.
PIECE OF CAP ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN BOLTS & STRUCK HIM ON HAT THEN ARM & HAND.
ROOF FALL NO 2 BELT WATER IN TOP WILD COAL IN TOP FALL 40' LONG 16' WIDE AND 10' HIGH
I. NAME WAS SETTING JACK PIPE TO ANKOR THE TAILPC. AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF HOLE FELL AND SMASHED HIS RIGHT AND FINGER.
ROCK APPROX 2 FT THICK ABOUT 6 FT IN WIDTH FELL AND BUSTED THE PLANKS AN AWOODEN CONSTRUCTION CANOPY ON THE INTAKE AIR COURSE 400 FT FROM PITMOUTH.
1987 · 2 incidents
ROOF HAD WATER 8RIPPING IN BAD TOP AREA AT CLAY VEINS.
FALL ON 4 BELT 18 FT WIDE 10 FT LONG 15 FT THICK BELT HEADING WAS BOLTED WITH 6 BOLTS TIMBERED WITH CRIBS AND POST.
1986 · 2 incidents
DRILL STEEL WAS3STUCK IN HOLE OPERATOR WAS PULLING DOWN WHEN STEEL LET LOOSE OPERATORS LITTLE FINGER WAS ON DRILL HEAD AND STEEL HIT FINGER
ROOF FALL RETUR3 ESCAPE WAY OBSTRUCTING PASSAGE OF MEN DID NOT INTERFERE WITH VENTILATION
1985 · 2 incidents
WAS LIFTING AN H BEAM.
MOVING ROCK OFF OF MACHINE WHEN IT SLID DOWN AND CAUGHT FINGER AGAINST ANOTHER ROCK