Vesta Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING BESIDE JACK,WHEN MINER PULLED ON JACK WITH ROPE,JACK KICKED OUT AND HIT EMPLOYYEE ON KNEE AND CRACKED KNEE CAP.
No 1: 10 reportable incidents Coal
No 1 has had no fatalities among 10 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 1983–1985
- Latest incident
- Nov 1985
Ownership history
- Vesta Mining Company Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 18 | 24,740 |
| 1984 | 14 | 26,081 |
| 1983 | 6 | 1,960 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 1 sits in Buchanan County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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
10 on file1985 · 7 incidents
July 31, 1985
VA · Coal
lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Vesta Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
LOOSE DOWN ROCK 1 1/2" THICK.
Vesta Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE KNOCKED TIMBER OUT AND ROCKFELL ON HEAD AND BACK
April 26, 1985
VA · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
POWERED HAULAGE
Vesta Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
WHILE WORKING ON BELT CAUGHT BY BELT AND ROLLED.
Vesta Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE SITTING JACKS SMASH A FINGER ON LEFT HAND CHIP A BONE OR THE TIP END.
Vesta Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL IN FACE WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MATERIAL OUT FROM UNDER MINER.
January 9, 1985
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vesta Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WHILE LIFTING INJURED BACK.
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1984 · 2 incidents
December 13, 1984
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Vesta Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
WAS SETTING JACKS FOR CONT MINER ON LEFT SIDE AFTER SETING JACK I STARTED TO SHOVEL COAL THEN THE ROCK FELL ON BACK
Vesta Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS SETTING TIMBER ON OPERATOR SIDE OF WILCOX MNER, JACK WHICH PULLS MINER POPPED OUT AND HIT THE LEFT HAND OF THE EMPLOYEE.
1983 · 1 incident
Vesta Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON MINING CABLE, KNEELING, AND HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE AND FELT IT POP.