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Mingo No 3: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by James River Coal Company
Gilbert, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4603231

MSHA record for Mingo No 3 (mine ID 4603231). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Dec 1988
Ownership history
  1. Hampden Coal Company Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mingo 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

3 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

December 5, 1988 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hampden Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SURFACE WATER HAD FROZEN ON ROADWAY CREATING A SLIPPERY SURFACE I.NAME WAS WALKING TO DINNER & FELL ON SLIPPERY SURFACE

April 18, 1988 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hampden Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING A LARGE ROCK OFF PICKING TABLE AND STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER.

1983 · 1 incident

October 18, 1983 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hampden Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

KNOCKING ROCK THAT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BACK TIRES WITH HAMMER HIT THE RUBBER TIRE HAMMER BOUNCED BACK TO HIS HEAD