Mining Incidents
Search Operators Mines Alerts Research Controllers Fatalgrams About
Countries
Peru Chile Colombia Brazil Mexico Argentina Ecuador Dominican Republic Guyana Honduras Panama Guatemala Bolivia Nicaragua
Country notes
Venezuela · Suriname · Cuba · Haiti · El Salvador · Costa Rica · Uruguay · Paraguay
English Español
← Back to search

No 3 Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Addair Wayne & Darrell
Steeles, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4602519

No 3 Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1987.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at No 3 Mine.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1987–1989
Latest incident
Apr 1989
Ownership history
  1. Robinson-Phillips Coal Company Inc 1950 to 1979
  2. Little Darrell Coal Company 1979 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)
1990 13 13,395
1989 19 48,786
1988 22 42,451
1987 22 34,923
1986 9 21,998
1985 12 8,481
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 3 Mine 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

2 on file

1989 · 1 incident

April 13, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Little Darrell Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

SCOOP BACKED UP STRIKING THE INJURED PERSON.

Show 1 earlier incidents

1987 · 1 incident

September 8, 1987 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Little Darrell Coal Company · Struck by falling object

THE WILCOX MINE9 BECAME TEMPORARILY IDLED AND THE INJURED REACHED OVER THE MINER TO REACH A WATER SPRAY WHICH WAS LEAKING. A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX. 6X7X6 FELL STRIKING THE INJURED ABOUT THE HEA D AREA. 3