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Mine No 3: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Timco Energy Inc · Underground
Controlled by Edward A Asbury
Havaco, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4605135

MSHA record for Mine No 3 (mine ID 4605135). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1988–1997
Latest incident
Jun 1997
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
15
inspections on record
125
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 125 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Trace Fork Coal Company 1976 to 1986
  2. Soho Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1987
  3. Emma Mining Inc 1987 to 1990
  4. Royalty Smokeless Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1990
  5. A & W Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1992
  6. Timco Energy Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2002 0
2001 0
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Mine No 3 sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
Show 4 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
July 27, 1992 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Timco Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

55061S OPERATING THE OFF-STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HIS HEAD WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SHUTTLE CAR AND THE MINE ROOF.

Reportable incidents

9 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1997 · 2 incidents

June 19, 1997 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Timco Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

MAN HIT HOLE IN BOTTOM WITH BUGGY AND HURT HIS BACK.

January 28, 1997 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Timco Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK FROM RIB TO FIRST PIN.

1995 · 2 incidents

December 11, 1995 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Timco Energy Inc · Struck by flying object

CABLE STRUCK SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR IN FACE.

January 12, 1995 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Timco Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BENDING ROOF BOLT. HURT HIS BACK.

1994 · 1 incident

October 24, 1994 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Timco Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

BUMPED HEAD IN TOP. RUNNING 21 SC. EQT. HURT NECK AND SHOULDER.S

1993 · 1 incident

April 20, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Timco Energy Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CHAINGING HOSE ON MINER BUSTED AND SHOT OIL INTO FINGER, SET UP INFECTION IN FINGER.

1992 · 1 incident

November 10, 1992 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Timco Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL MEASURING 80'X 20' X 6' OCCURRED ON THE 001-0 SECTION CROSSCUT BETWEEN NO. 7 TO NO. 9 ENTRY 1 BREAK OUTBY FACE SPAD NO. 45.

1988 · 2 incidents

May 9, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Emma Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJURED CLAIMS TO HAVE STRAINED HIS NECK WHILE RIDING THE MANTRIP THE INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 6-6-88 LAST DATE WORKED WAS 6-3-88

April 22, 1988 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Emma Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

THE INJURED WAS ROOF BOLTING IN THE FACE OF THE 4 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE RIB BOLT AND THE RIB THE INJURED WAS PUTTING UP HIS FIRST BOLT IN THE PLACE THE ROCK WAS 36X6X3-1 I INCH THICK.