Mining Incidents

Warren Eagle Mine No 3: 11 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Blankenship Rodney
Summersville, Nicholas County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605248

MSHA record for Warren Eagle Mine No 3 (mine ID 4605248). 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
1984–1991
Latest incident
Jul 1991
Ownership history
  1. Warren Eagle Coal Company 1976 to 1981
  2. Westridge Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1983
  3. Terry Eagle Coal Company-Limited Partnership 1983 to 1984
  4. J & B Contractors 1984 to 1987
  5. Blankenship Coal Mining Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Warren Eagle Mine No 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

11 on file

1991 · 4 incidents

July 12, 1991 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Blankenship Coal Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING PC OF ROCK FROM BELT WHILE RUNNING ROCK FLIPPED ON EMP LEG TWISTING R ANKLE

February 20, 1991 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blankenship Coal Mining Company · Struck by flying object

INJURED EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER WERE UNLOADING BLOCK FROM SCOOP BUCKET. CO-WORKER THREW A BLOCK WHILE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS NOT FACING HIM. AS HE TURNED, THE BLOCK STRUCK HIS RIGHT THUMB, FRACTU RING TIP OF SAME.

January 9, 1991 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Blankenship Coal Mining Company · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WERE INSTALLING BOLTS WHEN CAP COAL FELL ACROSS SHOULER AND BACK.

1990 · 6 incidents

July 12, 1990 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blankenship Coal Mining Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

ELECTRICIAN WAS CHANGING CELLS OUT IN 482 SCOOP DROPPED CELL WATER AND ACID SPLASHED UP IN THE EYES OF THE ELECTRICIAN.

July 11, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blankenship Coal Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS ON KNEES HAVING CABLE WHEN LIT IT SLIP STRIKING HIM ON UPPER BACK KNOCKING HIM OVER. EMPL DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT UNTIL NEXT DAY TO MINE FOEMAN.

June 22, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Blankenship Coal Mining Company · Struck by falling object

BOLTER OPERATOR WAS BOLTING IN FACE.CAP COAL WAS LEFT SET ATRS ON BOLTER WHEN RELEASED TO MOVE TO WORK BOLT.CAP COAL FELL AND HIT OPERATOR ON LEFT SHOULDER.

1984 · 1 incident

August 9, 1984 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
J & B Contractors · Struck against stationary object

BRUISED LEFT KNEE WHILE CRAWLING IN LOW COAL.