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Dominion No 9: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Dominion Coal Corporation · Underground
Keen Mountain, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406482

MSHA record for Dominion No 9 (mine ID 4406482). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Jul 1989
Ownership history
  1. Dominion Coal Corporation 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Dominion No 9 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

2 on file

1989 · 2 incidents

July 31, 1989 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dominion Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED SOMETIME OVER THE WEEKEND AND WAS FOUND ON THE PRESHIFT EXAMINATION BY THE EXAMINER.THE FALL OCCURRED AT SURVEY STATION #69,3 BREAKS OUTBY THE FACE OF THE NO 4 HEADING.THE FALL MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 20'WX20'LX4'-6'THICK AND FELL ABOVE THE ROOF BOLT ANCHORAGE ZONE.SECTION WAS NEARING OUTCROP WHEN FALL OCCURRED.

February 1, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Dominion Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A 5 FT TEST HOLE AND STARTED TO ADD ANOTHER PIECE OF STEEL, WHEN THE PIECE OF PUSHER STEEL UNCOUPLED FROM THE FINISHER PIECE THE FINISHER PIECE OF STEEL FELL AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB AGAINST THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER. THE THUMB NAIL HAD TO BE REMOVED.