Lackey Coals Inc · Accident type, without injuries
INTERSECTION FE5L IN APPROX 1500 FT OUTBY SECTION IN AN ABANDONED AREA OF ROOMS NO DAMAGE REPORTED
Mine No 3b: 6 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Mine No 3b (mine ID 4606203). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1984–1987
- Latest incident
- Sep 1987
Ownership history
- Lackey Coals Inc 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine No 3b sits in Braxton County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.6% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Braxton County, West Virginia · Population 12,345
1.6%
Mining share of county employment
$44,449
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file1987 · 2 incidents
Lackey Coals Inc · Accident type, without injuries
INTERSECTION FE5L IN APPROXIMATELY 2500' OUTBY SECTION.ROOF WAS KNOWN TO BE BAD AND AREA HAD BEEN DANGERED OFF PRIOR TO OCCURRENCE.ROOF WAS SLICKEND TYPE LAYERED SHALE AND ROOF BROKE ABOVE AN CHORAGE OF RESI3 RODS.NO DAMAGE REPORTED.
1986 · 1 incident
Lackey Coals Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL ON 253FEET OF BELTLINE 1600 FEET OUTBY FACE OF 001 SECTION IN AN INTERSECTION 4 FEET RESIN BOLTS INSTALLED- FELL ABOVE ANCHARGE POINT AND BETWEEN CRIBS SET ON EACH SIDE OF BOLT LINE.
1985 · 2 incidents
Lackey Coals Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL ON NO.3 BELT CONVEYOR SOFT LAYERED SHALE HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 4\ X 8\ RESIN RODS. ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORT HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN AFFECTED AREAS
Lackey Coals Inc · Struck against stationary object
POWER OFF CUTTER,CUTTER BAR RAISED.BAR 8\ INBY CURTAIN EMPL RAN MANTRIP CAR INTO CUTTER BAR.
1984 · 1 incident
June 11, 1984
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Lackey Coals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
TRAILING CABLE PULLED LOOSE FROM ANCHOR HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT ARM.