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No 3 A: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Paybra Mining Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Robertson Jack
Coal Mountain, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607553

No 3 A has had no fatalities among 8 reportable incidents since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
Apr 1990
Ownership history
  1. Paybra Mining Company Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1991 0
1990 30 120,187
1989 38 327,712
1988 18 45,776
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 3 A sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1990 · 1 incident

1989 · 6 incidents

August 26, 1989 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Paybra Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE VICTIM WAS HELPING ON MINER, WHEN ROCK FROM TOP FELL STRIKING HIM ON LEFT KNEE.

August 9, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler ELECTRICAL
Paybra Mining Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

PUT BREAKER IN,BREAKER ARCED CAUSING BURNS TO RT HAND.

May 6, 1989 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Paybra Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SCALING PIECE OF DRAW ROCK ,PIECE CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN FRAME OF MINER.

February 28, 1989 WV · Coal MACHINERY
Paybra Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PIECE OF DRILL STEEL HIT HIM IN THE HAW WHILE STARTING TO DRILL A HOLE.

1988 · 1 incident