Mining Incidents

Surface No 3: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Elm Coal Corp · Surface
Controlled by Mooney James S Sr
Holden, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606951

MSHA record for Surface No 3 (mine ID 4606951). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1985–1986
Latest incident
Jul 1986
Ownership history
  1. Elm Coal Corp 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Surface No 3 sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
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

4 on file

1986 · 1 incident

July 22, 1986 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Elm Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

WAS HELPING TAK9 GRILL OFF ROCK TRUCK - DROPPED HAMMER ON LEFT FOOT

1985 · 3 incidents

December 11, 1985 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STRIKING OR BUMPING
Elm Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

RAN INTO TOP DO2R FRAME OF OFFICE WAITING ROOM, HITTING TOP OF HEAD.

October 28, 1985 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elm Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS MOVING LIGHT PLANT LIFTING ON TONGUE TO CONNECT TO TRUCK LIFTING STRAINED IN GROIN.

August 13, 1985 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Elm Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING SHOT WITH D8 DOZER MACHINE LOST TRACTION ON LARGE ROCK SLID DOWN SLOPE STOPPING SUDDENLEY PULLING OPERATORS BACK.