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No 3 Strip: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Cheyenne Mining Corp
Harman, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405237

No 3 Strip has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1985–1989
Latest incident
Mar 1989
Ownership history
  1. Evening Star Coal Corp 1979 to 1985
  2. Evening Star Coal Corp 1985 to 1985
  3. Evening Star Coal Corp 1985 to 1986
  4. Campbell Creek Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1987
  5. Blackfoot Mining Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1989 13 61,587
1988 18 99,371
1987 17 31,833
1986 12 8,130
1985 16 59,888
1984 12 61,885
1983 10 40,824
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 3 Strip 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

7 on file

1989 · 2 incidents

March 30, 1989 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Blackfoot Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS USE A HAND DRILL ON THE BUMPER OF THE TRUCK I OPERATER WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL H IT ME IN MY EYE

January 23, 1989 VA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Blackfoot Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

THERE HAD BEEN A SHOT PUT OFF AND HE WAS STANDING BEHIND A ROCK TRUCK WHEN A FLY ROCK STRUCK HIS FOOT.

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1988 · 2 incidents

May 5, 1988 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blackfoot Mining Inc · Fall from machine

HE SAID HE SLIPPED AND FELL AS HE STEPPED OFF LOADER.

February 3, 1988 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blackfoot Mining Inc · Fall from machine

WAS CLIMBING LA8DER OF EQUIPMENT WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACKWARDS.

1987 · 1 incident

1985 · 2 incidents

April 5, 1985 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Evening Star Coal Corp · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP BENT OVER AND PAIN STRUCK HIM IN HIS BACK