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Bristol No 5: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Oakwood, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406785

Bristol No 5 has had no fatalities among 6 reportable incidents since 1995.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1995–1997
Latest incident
Sep 1997
Ownership history
  1. Knox Creek Coal Corp 1994 to 1995
  2. Kens Coal Company Inc 1995 to 1996
  3. Bristol Coal Corp 1996 to 1999
  4. Knox Creek Coal Corporation 1999 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)
1997 13 32,223
1996 7 2,131
1995 10 7,765
1994 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Bristol No 5 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

6 on file

1997 · 3 incidents

September 12, 1997 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Bristol Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

EE INJURED KNEE WHILE CRAWLING ON MINE FLOOR PLACING HIS KNEE ON A SMALL ROCK. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE 12TH, BUT HE DID NOT GO TO THE DR OR MISS ANY WORK UNTIL THE 17TH.

July 7, 1997 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Bristol Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS TRAMMING MINER WHEN HE PUT HIS FOOT OUT OF DECK TO PUSH MINER CABLE OVER WHEN HE TRAMED MINER DECK ON HIS FOOT.

June 2, 1997 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bristol Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE CUT HIS LITTLE FINGER WITH A KNIFE WHILE CUTTING TAPE AWAY FROM A CABLE.

1996 · 1 incident

February 6, 1996 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kens Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT ON NECK IN #3 ENTRY WHILE BACKING THE 245 LEE NORSE MINER BACK OUT OF FACE.

1995 · 2 incidents

December 20, 1995 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Kens Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PINNING TOP AND LET THE PINNER HEAD DOWN ON KNEE.

September 4, 1995 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kens Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMLOYEE WAS CHANGING TIRE ON CURRY CAR, WHEN REACHING FOR A RATCHET HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.