Princess Polly Anna Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO TURN DRILL OFF WITH TRIGGER. ROLL PIN HAD SHEARED. THEY WORKED ON IT AND WHEN IT WAS TURNED BACK ON THE MANS RIGHT ARM WAS CAUGHTY
No 3 Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal
No 3 Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1984
- Latest incident
- Aug 1984
Ownership history
- Silver Creek Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1984
- Princess Polly Anna Coal Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 8 | 14,687 |
| 1985 | 8 | 19,432 |
| 1984 | 10 | 15,724 |
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 Greenbrier County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.7% 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.Greenbrier County, West Virginia · Population 32,688
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$48,662
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1984 · 2 incidents
May 29, 1984
WV · Coal
gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Princess Polly Anna Coal Inc · Struck by falling object
I NAME WAS OPERATING 1410 BU JOY LOADER IN FACE 1 HEADING WHEN PIECE OF DRAW SLATE MEASURING 10X24X48 FELL I NAME HAD HIS RT LEG INBY ROOF SUPPORT FRACTURE BIMALLEOR RT ANKLE