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#3: 34 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Keen Larry R
Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405888

MSHA record for #3 (mine ID 4405888). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
34
Years on record
1984–1991
Latest incident
May 1991
Ownership history
  1. R A P Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1989
  2. Jamie Marcus Coal Company Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#3 sits in Tazewell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.1% 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.
Tazewell County, Virginia · Population 39,933
3.1%
Mining share of county employment
$45,788
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

34 on file

1991 · 3 incidents

March 17, 1991 VA · Coal superintendent OTHER
Jamie Marcus Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ATTACK BY A DOG. WAS EITHER BIT BY DOG OR INJURED FACE WHILE TRYING TO GET DOG OFF ME.

1990 · 19 incidents

December 27, 1990 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jamie Marcus Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STYLE JACK USED TO HOLD STRENGHTS STEEL ROPE CAME OUT HITTING INJURED ON LEG.

December 27, 1990 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jamie Marcus Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE LOADING TIMBER ONTO SCOOP. INJURED SLIPPED ON ICE. LOST FOOTING FELL ON BACK.

September 17, 1990 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jamie Marcus Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

STEP ON PIECE OF BELT AND FEET SLIPPED AND FELL HURTING LEFT SHOULDER AND UPPER ARM.

June 4, 1990 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jamie Marcus Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE INSTALLING A IDLER ON 12 CM JOY MIENR MASHED 3RD FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

March 19, 1990 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator OTHER
Jamie Marcus Coal Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

ACCIDENT WAS ALLEDGED TO HAPPEN UNKNOWN TO ME TILL AFTER HE WAS TERMINATED.

March 16, 1990 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Jamie Marcus Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TOWING BUGGY WITH STEEL ROPE CAUGHT THUMB UNDER ROPE.

February 23, 1990 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Jamie Marcus Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

BELT HANGER WAS PROTRUDING FROM TOP INJURED SCRAPED BACK ON IT.

January 5, 1990 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jamie Marcus Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING ROCK DUST ONTO SCOOP SPRAIN BACK. NO TIME LOST FROM WORK UNTIL 2/27/90 AT WHICH TIME 6 MO TIME LOST.

1989 · 6 incidents

November 20, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Jamie Marcus Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS HELPING ON ROOF BOLTER AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTER ON HIS LEFT HAND WAS BRUISED AND CUT.

September 13, 1989 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jamie Marcus Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE INJURED WAS JACKING FEEDER UP WHEN BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS THUMB AND LEFT AHND.

April 10, 1989 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jamie Marcus Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WENT IN DRIFTMOUTH TO GREASE BELT-TAKE-UP AND A PICE OF COAL OR DUST BLEW IN HIS EYE.

1985 · 3 incidents

May 29, 1985 VA · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
R A P Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

MAN WAS CHECKING TO SEE IF HE HAD CORRECT VOLTAGE. HIS METER WAS SET ON OHMS. SCALE, INTURN ARCHED PHASE LEADS TOGETHER.

May 8, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
R A P Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

STANDING NEAR ROOFBOLTER AND WHEN MACHINE WAS MOVED,VICTIMS LEFT FOOT WAS RUN OVER.

1984 · 3 incidents

November 5, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
R A P Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILLING COAL AND THE DRILL HUNG UP AN STRUCK HEAD

April 9, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
R A P Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS DRILLING COAL USING A HYDRAULIC HAND HELD I,NAME DRILL. HE STATED THAT HE PULLED HIS BACK. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND ASLO HIS NEXT REGULAR SHIFT ON THE 4-10-84.