Mountaineer Mining Management Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROO FALL AT BREAK 11 NO.1 BELT. FALL WAS ACROSS INTERSECTION 70 FT. WIDE 30FT. LONG & 0 TO 8 FT. HIGH. 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD 35. DEVELOPED 8-31-97.
No 3: 8 reportable incidents Coal
Mountaineer Mining Management Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Thomas M Rasnake
Bald Knob,
Boone County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608639
MSHA record for No 3 (mine ID 4608639). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1997–1998
- Latest incident
- Feb 1998
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
16
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 16 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
- Mountaineer Mining Management Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 3 sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.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
8 on file1998 · 3 incidents
January 26, 1998
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountaineer Mining Management Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WALKIGN ON SIDE OF WATER, SLIPPED OF FLEDGE AND HURT LEFT LEG (KNEE AREA).
Mountaineer Mining Management Inc · Struck by falling object
DRAW ROCK FELL, HIT MINER OPERATOR ON RIGHT SIDE & LEGS (WAIST DOWN).
1997 · 5 incidents
Mountaineer Mining Management Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FAULT IN ROOF, TOP FELL IN INTERSECTION. 90 FT X 20, 0 TO 6 FT. 30FT OUTBY FACE, 90FT INBY SPAD 92 NO 6 HDG.
October 23, 1997
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Mountaineer Mining Management Inc · Struck against a moving object
BANGED ELBOW AGAINST SHUTTLE CAR.
Mountaineer Mining Management Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FAULTY TOP. TOP FELL IN NO. 4 ENTRY APPROXIMATELY 400' OUTBY FACE. FALL WAS ABOUT 20' INBY SPAD 54 + 20'. OUTBY SPAD 54 IN INTAKE. FALL DID NOT ENTERFER WITH TRAVEL OR PRIMARRY EXCAPEWAY.
October 3, 1997
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountaineer Mining Management Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CARRY ROOF BOLTS FOR ABOUT 2 BREAKS. SLIPPED & TWISTED BACK.
August 14, 1997
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountaineer Mining Management Inc · Fall from machine
STAND ON POT OF BOLTER PUTTING BOLT IN HOLE, SLIPPED OFF OF POT AND HURT BACK.