Mining Incidents

Mine No 3: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Harley Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Castle Rock Coal Corp
Van, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607845

MSHA record for Mine No 3 (mine ID 4607845). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1990–1991
Latest incident
Jun 1991
Ownership history
  1. Harley Mining Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 3 sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1991 · 1 incident

June 13, 1991 WV · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harley Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL STATED HE & ANOTHER EMPL WAS CARRYING TIMBER WHEN OTHER EMPL SLIPPED & DROPPED END CAUSING ACCIDENT.

1990 · 1 incident

March 20, 1990 WV · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harley Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BELT TAILPIECE BEING PUSHED FORWARD WHEN EMPL STEPPED IN FRONT OF IT CAUSING DAMAGE TO LEFT ANKLE.