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Dominion No 13: 1 reportable incident Coal

Dominion Coal Corporation · Underground
Patterson, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406535

MSHA record for Dominion No 13 (mine ID 4406535). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Mar 1990
Ownership history
  1. Dominion Coal Corporation 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Dominion No 13 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

1 on file

1990 · 1 incident

March 5, 1990 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dominion Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN NO 1 HEADING ON 001-0 SECTION AT APPROX.6:30AM WHILE THE PRESHIFT EXAMINATION WAS BEING CONDUCTED & PRIOR TO THE PRODUCTION CREW ENTERING THE MINE THE FALL WAS LOCATED FROM SURVEY STA NO 357 & FELL TO THE FACE THE FAMEASURED APPROX 45FTLX18FTWX3FTT & FELL FOR THE MOST PART ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE OF THE ROOF BOLTS