Mining Incidents

#1 Loading Dock: 1 reportable incident Coal

Black Diamond Company · Facility
Controlled by Metinvest B V
Big Rock, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4402708

MSHA record for #1 Loading Dock (mine ID 4402708). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Nov 1987
Ownership history
  1. Black Diamond Fuel Company 1950 to 1975
  2. Excello Coal Corp 1975 to 1979
  3. Black Watch/Black Diamond Coal Corp 1979 to 1980
  4. Rapoca Energy Company 1980 to 1984
  5. Spirit Coal Corp 1984 to 1985
  6. Black Diamond Company 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#1 Loading Dock 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

1 on file

1987 · 1 incident

November 30, 1987 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Black Diamond Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HA4MERING ON CONVEYOR CHAIN WHEN SMALL PIECE OF METAL HIT EMPLOYEE IN EYE LID.