Mining Incidents

Maiden No 3: 20 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Loyal G Forman Jr
Mount Morris, Monongalia County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605806

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
Ownership history
  1. North Star Mining Company Inc 1978 to 1986
  2. Jasa Inc 1986 to 1987
  3. Ringold Mining Inc 1987 to 1988
  4. Ringold Mining Company Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Maiden No 3 sits in Monongalia County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.1% 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.
Monongalia County, West Virginia · Population 106,520
2.1%
Mining share of county employment
$62,704
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

20 on file

1990 · 1 incident

January 15, 1990 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ringold Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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.

1989 · 5 incidents

December 4, 1989 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ringold Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

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.

October 10, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ringold Mining Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIP AND FELL ON A WET PIECE OF LINE CURTAIN LAYING SUPPLY YAR HURT LOWER BACK

July 5, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Ringold Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BOLTER OPERATOR WAS TRAMING BOLTER AND THE HELPER HAD HIS FOOT UNDER BOLTER TIRE.

March 2, 1989 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ringold Mining Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE WAS PICKING SLATE OFF BELT AND WHEN HE TURNED TO THROW IT HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

1988 · 8 incidents

November 16, 1988 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ringold Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP AND STRUCK INJURED ON HAND, BROKE AND CUT MIDDLE FINGER.

August 3, 1988 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ringold Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF CAP ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN BOLTS & STRUCK HIM ON HAT THEN ARM & HAND.

May 24, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ringold Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I. NAME WAS SETTING JACK PIPE TO ANKOR THE TAILPC. AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF HOLE FELL AND SMASHED HIS RIGHT AND FINGER.

March 29, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ringold Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

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

November 2, 1987 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ringold Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

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

December 5, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Jasa Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DRILL STEEL WAS3STUCK IN HOLE OPERATOR WAS PULLING DOWN WHEN STEEL LET LOOSE OPERATORS LITTLE FINGER WAS ON DRILL HEAD AND STEEL HIT FINGER

May 2, 1986 WV · Coal ENTRAPMENT
Jasa Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL RETUR3 ESCAPE WAY OBSTRUCTING PASSAGE OF MEN DID NOT INTERFERE WITH VENTILATION

1985 · 2 incidents

February 1, 1985 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
North Star Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING ROCK OFF OF MACHINE WHEN IT SLID DOWN AND CAUGHT FINGER AGAINST ANOTHER ROCK