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Surface #3: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Triple A Coals Inc · Surface
Controlled by Anderson Arthur L
Calvin, Nicholas County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607013

Surface #3 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
Jul 1987
Ownership history
  1. Triple A Coals Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1987 19 110,894
1986 15 113,015
1985 16 16,267
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Surface #3 sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% 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.
Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 24,446
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,280
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1987 · 1 incident

July 23, 1987 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Triple A Coals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SLIPPED ON TIRE3WHILE FUELING REAR ENGINE ON TS24 PAN. PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK. REPORTED INJURY ON 7-28-87 TO OFFICE.

1986 · 1 incident

September 19, 1986 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triple A Coals Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WHILE REPAIRING3HOIST JACK ON ENDLOADER OR WASHING OUT RADIATOR A PIECE OF DIRT GOT INTO RIGHT EYE ON 092286 WENT TO EYE DOCTOR & REPORTED HIS EYE WAS INFECTED