Hustler Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
CAUGHT GLOVE IN3 ROTATION HEAD ON BOLTER. HA HAD RUBBER GLOVES ON CAUGHT A BEAR ON STILL AND HURT HIS HAND
Jess Fork Mine: 4 reportable incidents Coal
Harman Mining Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
Hugh M Caperton
Harman,
Buchanan County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4402325
MSHA record for Jess Fork Mine (mine ID 4402325). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1986–1987
- Latest incident
- Aug 1987
Ownership history
- Maverick Mining Corp 1950 to 1981
- Stallion Mining Corp 1981 to 1985
- Hustler Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1988
- Travis Coal Inc 1988 to 1989
- Jess Fork Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1990
- Harman Mining Corp 1990 to 1992
- Harman Mining Corp 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Jess Fork Mine 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
4 on file1987 · 2 incidents
Hustler Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
HE WAS PULLING 7HE MINER CABLE AND ON 4-11- HE NOTICED A HURTING IN HIS BACK AND WENT TO DR ON THE NIGHT OF 4-11, HE SAID HE ALSO FELT IT HURTING AT TIME OF ACCIDENT AND SAID NOTHING ABOUT IT. THE DRS REPORT 8AID PULLED MUSCLE
1986 · 2 incidents
Hustler Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
S & S TRACTOR R2LLED OVER HIS HAND
January 20, 1986
VA · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hustler Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE (MOVIN1)?A TAIL PIECE WHEN HE HAD HIS HAND ON ONE OF THE ROLLERS ON THE TAIL PIECE & CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND UNDER THE ROLLERS