Mining Incidents

Burton Ford No 3 Mine Coal

Kimberland Energy Inc · Underground
Controlled by Addison L K
Russell County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4404972

MSHA record for Burton Ford No 3 Mine (mine ID 4404972). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Ownership history
  1. Powers Brothers Coal Company Inc 1978 to 1978
  2. Modern Coal Processing Company 1978 to 1978
  3. Kimberland Energy Inc 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Burton Ford No 3 Mine sits in Russell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.5% 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.
Russell County, Virginia · Population 25,635
4.5%
Mining share of county employment
$49,020
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.