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No. 3 Mine: 11 reportable incidents Coal

Hillside Mining Company · Underground
Clothier, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608211

MSHA record for No. 3 Mine (mine ID 4608211). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1993–1994
Latest incident
Apr 1994
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
2
inspections on record
29
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 29 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Long Branch Energy 1992 to 2004
  2. Hillside Mining Company 2004 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No. 3 Mine sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1994 · 4 incidents

April 20, 1994 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Long Branch Energy · Struck against a moving object

DRIVER BACKED TRUCK INTO HOLE AND TURNED OVER ONSIDE.

March 3, 1994 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Branch Energy · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LOADING MINE POST INTO BUCKET OF SCOOP A POST ROLLED OFF PILE AND STRUCK EE LEFT KNEE PINNING KNEE BETWEEN OUT AND SCOOP BUCKET.

February 16, 1994 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Long Branch Energy · Struck against stationary object

EE RAN OVER A ROCK WHILE TRAVELING INTAKE AIR COURSE IN A 4 WHEEL BATTERY OPERATED MANTRIP WHEN MANTRIP STRUCK THE ROCK EE BOUNCED OUT OF SEAT AND CAME DOWN ON HIS CAR LIGHT BATTERY THE BLOW C AVED BRUISE OF RIGHT KIDNEY AND POSSIBLE MUSCLE STRAIN.

February 3, 1994 WV · Coal scoop car operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Long Branch Energy · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING MINE ELECTRICAN PERFORM REPAIRS ON ROOF DRILL. WHILE TURNING BOLT ON ROOF DRILL WRENCH SLIPPED & EMPLOYEE FELL ON PILE OF ROOF BOLT PLATES. FALL RESULTED IN CUT OF RIGHT WRIST.

1993 · 7 incidents

August 20, 1993 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Long Branch Energy · Struck against a moving object

AT THE EVENING SHIFT CREW LEFT THE SECTION AT THE END OF THEIR SHIFT ON 8-20-93. THE LONG AIRDOX 3-WHEEL MANTRIP ENCOUNTED ROUGH ROADWAY. THE MANTRIP STRUCK A POT HOLE AND CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO BOUNCE FROM HIS SEAT. AS HE RETURNED TO THE SEAT, HE INJURED HIS LOW BACK.

July 25, 1993 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Branch Energy · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRAVELING ALL BELT LINET IN ORDER TO OBSERVE BELT SENSOR LINE. A ROCK WAS FOUND ON SENVOR LINE 7 CROSSCUT INBY NO. 2 BELT DRIVE THE EE WHILE SITTING A MAN TRIP REACHED OVER TO REMOVE TH E ROCK AND SACK INJURY OCCURRED.

March 23, 1993 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Long Branch Energy · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 21 S/C SHUTTLE CAR AND WAS TRAVELING FROM THE FEEDER CRUSHER TO THE CONTINUOUS MINER. AS HE APPROACHED THE MINER, THE SHUTTLE CAR ROOFED AND TORE DOWN A FLYBOARD. THE FLYBOARD SWUNG AROUND AND STRUCK THE OPERATOR IN THE HEAD.

March 21, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Long Branch Energy · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING 5 GAL. BUCKET OF STOPPING SEALANT. WHILE CARRYING MATERIAL EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND CAUSED HIS RIGHT KNEE TO BE TWISTED.

February 18, 1993 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Long Branch Energy · Struck by falling object

WHILE DUMPING COAL AT THE FEEDER/BREAKER, A ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF AND STRUCK THE SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR'S RIGHT HAND.

January 28, 1993 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Branch Energy · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE INJURED LOW BACK WHILE PULLING MINER CABLE IN NO.5 ENTRY OF SE MAINS NEAR NO 2 BELT DRIVE.

January 20, 1993 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Long Branch Energy · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE OPERATING A HYDRAULIC HAND DRILL OFF THE HDRAULIC SYSTEM OF A S&S FEEDER, THE EMPLOYEE CRUSHED RIGHT FOREARM BETWEEN THE FEEDER BOOM AND THE MINE ROOF.