Paybra Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND STRUCK THE MINER AND OPERATOR CAUSING INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER AREA OF THE OPERATOR.
No 3 Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal
No 3 Mine has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1988.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1988
- Latest incident
- Oct 1988
Ownership history
- Paybra Mining Company Inc 1987 to 1992
- Abb'S Resources Inc 1992 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 9 | 5,171 |
| 1988 | 29 | 138,429 |
| 1987 | 30 | 91,320 |
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 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
5 on file1988 · 5 incidents
October 7, 1988
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
POWERED HAULAGE
Paybra Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR WHICH FLIPPED TIMBER OFF OF ROADWAY.TIMBER CAUGHT FOOT AGAINST MACHINE.
May 25, 1988
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paybra Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
VICTIM WAS MOVNG ROCK BY HAND. HE FLIPPED ONE ROCK WHICH STRUCK ANOTHER ROCK. HIS THUMB ON RIGHT HAND WENT BETWEEN BOTH ROCKS
Paybra Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
TURNED AROUND AND RAN INTO ROOF PLATE.
April 25, 1988
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paybra Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE VICTIM WAS LOADING TIMBERS, HE BECAME SICK AT HIS STOMACH AND COMPLAINED OF CHEST PAINS. DOCTOR'S DIAGNOSED HEART ATTACK, DAMAGE AT THIS TIME UNDETERMINED.