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Jawbone #2: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Covenant Coal Corp · Underground
Richlands, Tazewell County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406717

MSHA record for Jawbone #2 (mine ID 4406717). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1993–1994
Latest incident
Apr 1994
Ownership history
  1. Covenant Coal Corp 1992 to present
  2. Westfork Coal Corp 1993 to 1993
  3. Indian Creek Coal Inc 1993 to 1996
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Jawbone #2 sits in Tazewell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.1% 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.
Tazewell County, Virginia · Population 39,933
3.1%
Mining share of county employment
$45,788
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1994 · 1 incident

April 16, 1994 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman OTHER
Indian Creek Coal Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

NO DETAILS KNOWN WORKERS COMP COMMISION ON THIS DATE 1-12-95 REQUESTED REPORT ALLEGED BACK INJURY UNKNOWN TO MGT UNTIL THIS DATE 1-12-95-- APARENTLY NO LOST TIME MINE PERMANENTLY CLOSED IN JUNE 1994.

1993 · 2 incidents

May 18, 1993 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westfork Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ERIC WAS WORKING ON A CHUTE THAT WAS STOPPED UP WITH COAL. HE WAS STANDING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CHUTE WITH HIS LEFT LEG AND STOMPING THE COAL WITH HIS RIGHT LEG. THE COAL LOOSENED AND PINNE D HIS RIGHT LEG AGAINST A METAL BAR ACROSS THE SHOOT.

May 10, 1993 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westfork Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS CHANGING A TIRE ON A MANTRIP (BOOS BUGGY). HE WAS IN A KNEELING POSITION AND FELT A CATCH IN HIS BACK.