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Mine No 3: 18 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by B W McDonald
Ragland, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607756

MSHA record for Mine No 3 (mine ID 4607756). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1990–1995
Latest incident
May 1995
Ownership history
  1. Cheyenne Mining Corp 1989 to 1992
  2. Opportunity Coal Company 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

18 on file

1995 · 5 incidents

May 12, 1995 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Opportunity Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A NUT WHEN A LOCK WASHER BROKE & HIT HIM IN THE EYE & FOREHEAD

April 26, 1995 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Opportunity Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED OFF OF LECTRA HAUL STEP ON TO GROUND & SPRAIN HIS ANKLE

January 26, 1995 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Opportunity Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVING TRUCK & HITTING ROCK OR BUMPS & OR DIPS IN ROAD.

1994 · 8 incidents

December 17, 1994 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Opportunity Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

PERSON WAS DRIVING TRUCK AND SAID IT STARTED BOUNCING AND HURT HIS BACK.

November 23, 1994 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Opportunity Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

JERKING OF LOADER PRODUCED ACTING IN BACK.

October 1, 1994 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Opportunity Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

LARGE STEEL ROD FELL ACROSS RIGHT SHOULDER DUE TO IMPROPER BRAKING OF COMPONENTS BEING WORKED ON.

May 17, 1994 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Opportunity Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OIL ON ROCK TRUCK RAISED UP UNDER TRUCK & CUT HEAD

March 16, 1994 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Opportunity Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS LIFTING DRAIN PIPE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT BEING HURT ON THE DATE HE SAID HE WAS INJURED.

February 5, 1994 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Opportunity Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

VICTIM WAS WORKING ON DOZXER STANDING ON LT TRACK WEATHER COND WERE RAIN & COLD VICTIM PROCEEDED TO MOVE & LOST FOOTING & FELL

January 19, 1994 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Opportunity Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF STEP ON PUSH ARM OF D11N. WAS HOLING ON TO HAND RAIL ON THE TILT JACK CAUSING A PULLING REACTION WHEN THE FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF STEP.

1993 · 2 incidents

December 29, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Opportunity Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DISMOUNTING LADDER ON 201 SHOVEL, DEEP LACERATION TO LEFT 5 FINGER.

August 12, 1993 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Opportunity Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ACCORDING TO INJJURED EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING PIN OUT OF RIPPER SHANK WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF OF PIN & ENTERED HIS LEG.

1992 · 1 incident

November 30, 1992 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Opportunity Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ACCORDING TO THE OPERATORS STATEMENT HE SAID A ROCK CAME OUT OF HIS BUCKET CAUSING A SUDDEN MOTION OF THE LOADER RESULTING IN THE SAID INJURY.

1990 · 2 incidents

August 14, 1990 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cheyenne Mining Corp · Fall from machine

STEPPING DOWN FROM ENDLOADER, MISSED STEP AND FELL.