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Jscc #3: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Davenport, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405188

MSHA record for Jscc #3 (mine ID 4405188). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Dec 1985
Ownership history
  1. Double D Enterprizes Inc 1979 to 1981
  2. Gum Branch Coal Corp 1981 to 1983
  3. Gum Branch Coal Corp 1983 to 1988
  4. Jewell Smokeless Coal Corp 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Jscc #3 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

7 on file

1985 · 3 incidents

December 7, 1985 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gum Branch Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS REM2VING BELT STRUCTURE AND STRAINED BACK.

August 7, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Gum Branch Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

ROADWAY WASS MUDDY ROOFBOLTER GOT STUCK IN BREAK BOLTER WAS PUSHED BY 482 S&S SCOOP.

April 5, 1985 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Gum Branch Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

A SLATE FALL BETWEEN 4PM 4-4-85 AND 6AM 4-5-85. THIS ONE WAS SUPPORTED WITH 4\ SAINT ANCHOR BOLTS. BOLTS TAKED-WE LAST KNE WHY THE FALL OCCURRED. THRU WAS NO DAMAGE ON TRAVEL.

1983 · 4 incidents

November 7, 1983 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gum Branch Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE A LARGE ROCK THAT WAS LYING ON THE TAILPIECE EMP WAS STRETCHED OVER THE TAILPIECE IN AN AWKWARD POSITION AND PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HIS BACK AND STOMACH AREA

July 29, 1983 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gum Branch Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WS PULLING MINER CABLE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK

July 12, 1983 VA · Coal scoop car operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gum Branch Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYER WAS CROSSING THE TAILPIECE AND FELL CATCHING HIS RIGHT LEG UNDER TAIL ROLLER ON TAILPIECE

June 22, 1983 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gum Branch Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

BUILDING SHELVES IN OUTSIDE WAREHOUSE WHEN PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF HAMMER STRIKING IN NOSE.