Mining Incidents

No 3-B: 16 reportable incidents Coal

Arch Of West Virginia · Underground
Controlled by Patriot Coal Corporation
Accoville, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605511

MSHA record for No 3-B (mine ID 4605511). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Oct 1986
Ownership history
  1. Amherst Coal Company 1977 to 1982
  2. Amherst Coal Company 1982 to 1985
  3. Crazy Horse Coal Company 1985 to 1987
  4. Southern Coal & Trucking Inc 1987 to 1987
  5. Arch Of West Virginia 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 3-B sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

1986 · 9 incidents

October 31, 1986 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crazy Horse Coal Company · Struck by falling object

MAKING BELT MOV9 PUTTING WHEEL ON FEEDER TO MOVE IT PIPE USED FOR JACK ROLLED OFF FEEDER STRIKING I.NAME ON LEFT HAND

August 11, 1986 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crazy Horse Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNLOADING SHUTT5E CAR TIRE FROM SUPPLY BUS TIRE HIT RIGHT KNEE PUSHING I.NAME INTO TIMBER PILE FRACTURE OF RIGHT PATELLA

February 28, 1986 WV · Coal dispatcher MACHINERY
Crazy Horse Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PIECE OF RAIL C5ME LOOSE FROM HOIST STRIKING I.NAME IN RT SIDE

February 21, 1986 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crazy Horse Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PICKING UP CIND9R BLOCK FROM MUDDY AREA PAIN IN LOWER BACK

February 19, 1986 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crazy Horse Coal Company · Struck by falling object

PICKING UP ROCK3ROCK SLIPPED OUT OF HANDS STRIKING LEFT FOOT.

February 17, 1986 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crazy Horse Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ROCK OF0 MINER STRAINING LUMBAR REGION OF BACK

February 5, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Crazy Horse Coal Company · Struck by flying object

RIPPER HEAD ON 4INER STRUCK PIN PLATE ON PILLAR SECTION PIN PLATE WAS DISLODGED BECOMING AIRBORNE STRIKING I.NAME BETWEEN EYES

1983 · 7 incidents

November 21, 1983 WV · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amherst Coal Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING CINDER BLOCKS AND A PIECE OF BLOCK HIT HIM IN LEFT EYE EMPLOYEE DID NOT START MISSING UNTIL 120683

September 22, 1983 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amherst Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HANGING MINER CABLE, STRAINED CHEST AREA.

August 22, 1983 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amherst Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING ROCK OFF BELT PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER AREA

May 12, 1983 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amherst Coal Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

HELPING THROW TIMBERS,FELT PULL IN LEFT LOWER REGION OF BACK.

April 8, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amherst Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING 69 RD. BELT AND STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK.