Piney Mountain Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object
INJ CUTTING ROCK WITH MINER IN #3 HDG WHEN MINER BUCKED THROWING OPR INTO TOP HURT BACK.
J S C C #11: 6 reportable incidents Coal
Jewell Smokeless Coal Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
SunCoke Energy Incorporated
Mavisdale,
Buchanan County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4404802
MSHA record for J S C C #11 (mine ID 4404802). 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
- 1983–1985
- Latest incident
- Feb 1985
Ownership history
- Owens Coal Company 1977 to 1978
- Piney Mountain Coal Corp 1978 to 1988
- Jewell Smokeless Coal Corp 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
J S C C #11 sits in Buchanan County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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 file1985 · 3 incidents
Piney Mountain Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJURED PICKED UP DRUM OF OIL TO LOAD IN BUGGY. GOT A CATCH IN LOWER BACK.
January 17, 1985
VA · Coal
roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Piney Mountain Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
INJURED WAS REMOVING JACKS FROM BOLTER TRAY WHEN ANOTHER JACK ROLLED DOWN AND CAUGHT LEFT HAND.
1984 · 1 incident
October 18, 1984
VA · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Piney Mountain Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
INJURED WAS CHECKING CATS ON OFF SIDE WHILE MECH. WAS SHEMING OPR. SIDE WHEN OPR. DROPED PAN TO LIFT MINER OFF BOTTOM CATCHING INJURED FOOT UNDER GATHERING HEAD.
1983 · 2 incidents
November 30, 1983
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Piney Mountain Coal Corp · Struck by flying object
EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN THE DUST OUT OF A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL BY BEATING EI IT AGAINST THE ROOF BOLTER. AS HE DID A PIECE OF ROCK OR DUST FLEW BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES IN TO HIS LEFT EYU
Piney Mountain Coal Corp · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED A CUT IN THE NO 5 ENTRY WHEN A SLIP FELL ON THE MINER AS THE SLIP HIT THE MINER A SLUG OF ROCK FLEW BACK STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT KNEE