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Dominion No 3: 11 reportable incidents Coal

Dominion Coal Corporation · Underground
Oakwood, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406146

MSHA record for Dominion No 3 (mine ID 4406146). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1985–1987
Latest incident
Aug 1987
Ownership history
  1. Lynn Coal Company Of Va Inc 1984 to 1987
  2. Dominion Coal Corporation 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Dominion No 3 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

11 on file

1987 · 4 incidents

August 10, 1987 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Dominion Coal Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

COAL DRILL WAS 6ACKING THROUGH CURTAIN IN 2 BREAK AND HIS CABLE WASN 187 PAIN IN HIS LET TAKE UP. DRILL PULLED FORWARD TO TRY TO GET HIS CABLE TO REEL UP WHILE THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WA S CROSSING IN F9ONT OF THE BOOM ON PERSONNE CARRIER. BOOM CAUGHT HIS LEG.

July 29, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Dominion Coal Corporation · Struck by powered moving object

EMP STATED HE 4AS INSTALLING A BOLT WHEN THE TRAM LEVER STUCK ON THE PINNER AND IT RAN UP ON H IS LEG

July 21, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Dominion Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS BOLTING A BREAK THAT HAD JUST CUT THROUGH. HE THOUGH SHUTTLE CAR HAD A LAREADY GONE TO THE DUMP. HE GOT OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT WHEN THE OFF STA NDARD SHUTTLE C5R SAME THROUGH AND RAN OVER HIS FOOT.

May 15, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dominion Coal Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS PITCHING TIMBERS OUT OF THE FACE AREA WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

1986 · 3 incidents

December 12, 1986 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lynn Coal Company Of Va Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS ROCK DUS7ING BELT DRIVE. HE REACHED TOHIS RIGHT AND PICKED UP A BAG OF ROCK DUST TO THROW TO HIS LEFT SIDE. WHEN HE PUT THE FORCE BEHIND THE THROW, THE BAG BROKE AND THE FORCE FROM THE FORCE FROM THE3THROW THREW HIM AND CAUSED HIS KNEE TO POP AND LOCK UP.

April 17, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lynn Coal Company Of Va Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS MOV3NG MACHINE FORWARD IN FALSE BOTTOM. MACHINE TIRE GOT ON A ROCK CAUSING IT TO JUMP FORWARD, HITTING HIM ON THE KNEE.

February 27, 1986 VA · Coal MACHINERY
Lynn Coal Company Of Va Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED AS THE BREAK BETWEEN #4 & K#5 WAS BEING CUT THRU THE ROCK FELL CATCHING THE CONTINOUS MINER AND THE SHUTTLE CAR BEING LOADED THE FALL EXTENDED THROUGH THE CROSSCUT BEING C UT THRU ACROSS 7HE ENTRY INTO THE CROSSCUT TURNED TOWARD THE #6 ENTRY TRAPPING THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE BEHIND THE FALL THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 90 FT LONG X 4 FT -10 FTWIDE X 2 FT - 5 FT THI

1985 · 4 incidents

October 7, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lynn Coal Company Of Va Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

GOT LEATHER GLO5ES CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF BOLT AND WRENCH. THIRD BOLT PUT UP USING LEFT HAND TO HOLD BOLT IN PLACE AND USING PINNER WRENCH WITH LARGE HEAD ON IT. APPARENTLY BOLT HAD BURR ON IT AND CAUGHT GLOV9S, TWISTING HIS ARM.

August 20, 1985 VA · Coal mechanic helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lynn Coal Company Of Va Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

INJURED WAS UND9R RIPPER HEAD TIGHTING BOLTS WITH A WRENCH AND SLEDGE HAMMER. HE SWUNG THE HAMMER, MISSED THE WRENCH, PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS NECK.

March 15, 1985 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lynn Coal Company Of Va Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS HEL1ING LIFT A WHEEL UNIT AND HOLDING IT IN PLACE WHILE THE BOLTS WERE STARTED. AS HE WAS DOING THIS, HE COMPLAINED IN THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.

March 14, 1985 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lynn Coal Company Of Va Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS WAL5ING FROM THE TAILPEICE TOWARDS THE FACE AND STEPPED IN A HOLE CONCEALED BY WATER.