Mining Incidents

No 3 Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Radec Inc · Underground
Controlled by Goff Mauriene
Delbarton, Mingo County, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607892

MSHA record for No 3 Mine (mine ID 4607892). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1990–1991
Latest incident
Jan 1991
Ownership history
  1. Radec Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 3 Mine sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.
Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1991 · 1 incident

January 7, 1991 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Radec Inc · Struck by falling object

THIS MAN WAS DRILLING A TAIL HOLE FOR TAILPIECE TO SET IN WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS 6-BREAKS FOM FACE AREA BELT LINE ENTRY THE ROCK WAS 6" THICK 4' X 4' IN LENGTH-STRIKING HI M ACROSS LEFT FOOT.

1990 · 4 incidents

December 29, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Radec Inc · Struck by falling object

THIS MAN WAS BOLTIN GIN FACE AREA BREAK BETWEEN ON. 2 AND 3 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 6" THICK 2'X 2' LONG FELL BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING HIM ONT EH BACK SCRATCHING HIM ON BACK.

December 20, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Radec Inc · Struck by falling object

THIS MAN WAS BOLTING TOP IN FALL AREA WHEN APIECE OF ROCK 2'X2' IN LENGTH FELL AT A GLANCING BLOW. SCRATCHING NOSE AND EYE. FINISHED SHIFT AND WORKED NEXT DAY.

October 26, 1990 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Radec Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THIS MAN WAS PULLING BOLTS ON PULLEY ON MAIN FAN HOUSE OUTSIDE ON SURFACE OF COAL MINES HE TURNED POWER OFF FROM FAN, GRABBED A HOLD OF PULLEY BEFORE THEY HAD TOPPED PULLY FINGER INTO PULLY MA SHING IT.

September 24, 1990 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Radec Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS DRILLING HOLE WITH PIN STEEL LAYED HAND ON TOTATION HEAD WHERE PIN STEEL INSERTS ROTATION ON & GLOVE WAS CAUGHT UNDER PIN STEEL TWISTING HAND. WILL BE OFF APPROX 2 WEEKS WHEN HE CALLED BAC K FOLLOWING DAY BECAUSE OF SWELLING TO RIGHT PALM & THUMB ARA.