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No 3 Mine: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Iaeger, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606318

MSHA record for No 3 Mine (mine ID 4606318). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Nov 1987
Ownership history
  1. Virginia Crews Coal Company 1981 to 1987
  2. Sandy Creek Mining Inc 1987 to 1987
  3. Little Bear Mining Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 3 Mine sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1987 · 1 incident

November 9, 1987 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Little Bear Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE I.NAME TA5ING UP CENTERS NEAR FACE AREA OF #3 ENTRY HE BENT OVER IN BETWEEN 2 ROWS OF TIMBERS TO LAY GLOVES DOWN.WHILE BENT PIECE OF TOP FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING HIM ON SIDE OF HEAD AND R IGHT CHEEK.ROCK3MEASURED 3'LONG X 1.5'WIDE.SEAM HEIGHT 32''.

1986 · 2 incidents

May 23, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE EMPL ROOF3BOLTING,CAUGHT FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN WRENCH AND HEAD ON ROOF BOLTER.

1985 · 2 incidents

October 21, 1985 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE STRAINED HIS BACK AS HE WAS HELPING TO LIFT A RIPPER JACK INTO THE BACK OF A TRUCK

1983 · 2 incidents

November 2, 1983 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HIS RIGHT ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND RAMCAR WHILE BACKING INTO A BREAK