Mining Incidents

Dominion No 19: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Dominion Coal Corporation · Underground
Vansant, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406639

MSHA record for Dominion No 19 (mine ID 4406639). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1992–1993
Latest incident
Jun 1993
Ownership history
  1. Dominion Coal Corporation 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Dominion No 19 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

1993 · 3 incidents

June 4, 1993 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dominion Coal Corporation · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THREW A PIECE OF STRUCTURE HITTING HIM ON THE FOOT

April 28, 1993 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Dominion Coal Corporation · Struck against a moving object

EE BUMPED HIS HEAD AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE RAILRUNNER WHEN THE PIECE OF TRACK EQUIPMENT CONTACTED THE EQUIPMENT STOP PROVIDED AT THE END OF THE SECTION TRACK.

April 26, 1993 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dominion Coal Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CONNECTING A BATTERY CHARGER TO A SET OF BATTERIES WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE CAUSING A SPRAIN. THE EMPLOYEE BEGAN LOOSING TIME ON 4-27-93.

1992 · 3 incidents

September 15, 1992 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Dominion Coal Corporation · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES TO HAVE CONTRACTED COAL WORKER'S PNEUMOCONIOSIS WHILE WORKING AT DOMINION COAL CORP. OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED BY MANAGEMENT ON 9-15-92.

May 27, 1992 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman ELECTRICAL
Dominion Coal Corporation · Contact with electrical current

THE EMPLOYEE REPORTEDLY RECEIVED AN ELECRICAL SHOCK AS HE WAS HANDLING THE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE IN THE NO.1 HEADING. THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK AND FINISHED HIS REGULAR SHIFT. JUST PRIOR TO THE START OF HIS REGULAR SHIFT AT 2:30PM ON 5/28/92, THE EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF TIGHTENESS IN HIS CHEST AND WAS TAKEN TO A DOCTOR. HE WAS TREATED FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND HOSPITALIZED F

April 23, 1992 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dominion Coal Corporation · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP HYDRAULIC HOSES FROM A LADDER BY HANGING THEM ON METAL PEGS ATTACHED TO A METAL SHEET.AS THE EMPLOYEE LEANED FROM THE LADDER TO PLACE HOSES ON ANOTHER PEG,THE PEG HE HA D HOLD OF BROKE LOOSE.THE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL STRIKING A COUNTER TOP WITH HIS ARM AND BACK.