INJURED WAS MOVING TIMBERS (CRIB BLOCKS) AND DROPPED A BLOCK ON LEFT FOOT. INJURED LEFT TOES AND BROKE BIG TOE.
No 3 Mine: 6 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 3 Mine (mine ID 4606773). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1987–1989
- Latest incident
- Aug 1989
Ownership history
- Thunder Mountain Energy Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 3 Mine sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.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
6 on file1989 · 1 incident
August 22, 1989
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Thunder Mountain Energy Inc · Struck by falling object
1988 · 2 incidents
March 8, 1988
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Thunder Mountain Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object
DRIVER BLACKED OUT & LET COAL TRRUCK INTO DITCH BREAKING COLLAR BONE & RIB.
March 1, 1988
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Thunder Mountain Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE WAS SCRAPING HAUL ROAD AND RAN ENDLOADER IN DITCH THROWING HIM INTO WINDSHIELD AND STEERING WHEEL
1987 · 3 incidents
June 10, 1987
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Thunder Mountain Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
DRAGGING SOME BOARDS OUT OF THE DRIFT AND CAUGHT HEAD ON SOME BOARDS AT THE DRIFT
Thunder Mountain Energy Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
THROWING BELTG STRUCTURE AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE
Thunder Mountain Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE RIDING ON 3 WHEEL TO SECTION, I NAME GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TOP AND 3 WHEELER