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#1: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Ram Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Smith Glen A
Big Rock, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406621

MSHA record for #1 (mine ID 4406621). 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
1997
Latest incident
Sep 1997
Ownership history
  1. Wellmore Coal Corp 1990 to 1997
  2. Ram Mining Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#1 sits in Buchanan County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
Buchanan County, Virginia · Population 19,857
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,216
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

1997 · 4 incidents

September 2, 1997 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ram Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR, HIT HOLE IN MINE FLOOR CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HEAD AGAINST ROOF.

April 5, 1997 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Ram Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SWUNG ATRS ON ROOF BOLTER CATCHING ARM BETWEEN RIB.

March 27, 1997 VA · Coal INUNDATION
Ram Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

CUT THROUGH INTO OLD WORKS CAUSING INUNDAATION OF WATER.

March 26, 1997 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ram Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SETTING WATER PUMP IN NO. 4 ENTRY STRAINED HIMSELF.