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Jackson Fork #7: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Pittston Company
Davenport, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406626

MSHA record for Jackson Fork #7 (mine ID 4406626). 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
1991
Latest incident
May 1991
Ownership history
  1. Motivation Coal Company 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Jackson Fork #7 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

1991 · 1 incident

May 8, 1991 VA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Motivation Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE MANUALLY ROTATING BULK TRUCK DISCHARGE BOOM,THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY STRAINED HIMSELF.ON 05-09-91 THE EMPLOYEE FIRST COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS LEFT POSTERIOR PELVIS.THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR AND DIAGNOSED TO HAVE A SPRAIN TO THE LEFT SACROILIAC JOINT.