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Mine No 3: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Kris Energy Inc · Underground
Controlled by Frazier Robert B
Chattaroy, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604519

MSHA record for Mine No 3 (mine ID 4604519). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1992–1993
Latest incident
May 1993
Ownership history
  1. Ken Coal Company Inc 1974 to 1991
  2. Twin Oaks Mining Inc 1991 to 1992
  3. Twin Oaks Mining Inc 1992 to 1992
  4. Mouthcard Development Company Inc 1992 to 1992
  5. Kris Energy Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 3 sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.
Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1993 · 3 incidents

May 17, 1993 WV · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Kris Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE ALLEGED SEVERAL WEEKS LATER THAT WHEN HE WAS RIDING MANTRIP AND THAT IT HIT BUMP AND CAUSED HIM TO PULL MUSCLE IN BACK.

February 15, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kris Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING BATTERY COVER LID ON SCOOP AND SAID HE SPRAINED BACK.

January 8, 1993 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kris Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKING ON SHUTTLE CAR DRIVE SUPRESSSION PUT FIRE EXTG IN RACK SLIPPED & FIRE EXTG CAUGHT FINGER

1992 · 1 incident

February 2, 1992 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Twin Oaks Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCC OVER WEEKEND 60' L OF SPAD #341 HEADING DROPPED AND PICKED UP 1 BREAK LENGTH INBY THE FALL NO INJURIES