Mining Incidents

Koch Raven Central Shop: 22 reportable incidents Coal

Koch Carbon Inc · Facility
Controlled by Koch Industries Inc
Keen Mountain, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406294

MSHA record for Koch Raven Central Shop (mine ID 4406294). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
22
Years on record
1988–1994
Latest incident
Aug 1994
Ownership history
  1. Koch Carbon Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Koch Raven Central Shop 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

22 on file

1994 · 1 incident

August 17, 1994 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Koch Carbon Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

REMOVING TIRE AND WHEEL FROM 773 B CAT TRUCK ADN STRAIN WE BACK.

1993 · 2 incidents

September 23, 1993 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Koch Carbon Inc · Struck by flying object

GRINDING ON CUTTING EDGE FOR LOADER BUCKET A PIECE OF SLAG WENT INTO RIGHT EYE.

March 8, 1993 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Koch Carbon Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PICKING UP BELT STRUCTURE AND HURT LOWER BACK

1992 · 3 incidents

October 20, 1992 VA · Coal shopman repair cars, mechanic HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Koch Carbon Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS MOVING TAIL ROLLER. SLING BROKE DROPPING ROLLER ON TOE NEXT TO LITTLE TOE ON RIGHT FOOT.

July 8, 1992 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Koch Carbon Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

54730TURNING JACK IN CHAIN VICE AND STRAINED STOMACH.

March 18, 1992 VA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Koch Carbon Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

GRINDING PIECE OF METAL WHEN SLAG WENT UNDER GLASSES AND IN RIGHT EYE.

1991 · 5 incidents

October 17, 1991 VA · Coal shopman repair cars, mechanic MACHINERY
Koch Carbon Inc · Struck by flying object

TURNING METAL PIPE ON LATHE PIECE OF METAL FLEW UP AND GOT IN THE RIGHT EYE.

July 26, 1991 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Koch Carbon Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

PUTTING CHAIN AROUND BUNDLE OF BELT ROLLERS ONE ROLLER TURNED OVER LANDING ON SHOULDER AN ARM OF INJURED.

June 7, 1991 VA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Koch Carbon Inc · Struck by flying object

WELDING WITH ELECT WELDING AN A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW UP HIT IN LEFT EYE.

April 29, 1991 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Koch Carbon Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PICKED UP COUPLING FOR MOTOR SHAFT AND WAS PLACEING IN CHUCK OF LATHE.

1989 · 5 incidents

November 16, 1989 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Koch Carbon Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

KNOCKING SHAFT FROM HOUSING HAMMER SLIPPED HITTING FIRST FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

August 21, 1989 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Koch Carbon Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS PICKING UP METAL HURTING HIS BACK.

July 24, 1989 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Koch Carbon Inc · Struck by flying object

KNOCKING BEARING OFF SHAFT PIECE OF METAL GOT IN RIGHT EYE.

April 4, 1989 VA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Koch Carbon Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING HAND GRINDER WHEN GRINDER KICKED BACK CUTTING R. KNEE CAP.

1988 · 6 incidents

November 23, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Koch Carbon Inc · Flash burns (welding)

FLASHES ROM ELECT ARCH WELDING BURN TO BOTH EYES

October 31, 1988 VA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Koch Carbon Inc · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS GRINDING S PIECE OF METAL WHEN PIECE OF METAL GOT INTO RIGHT EYE.

August 31, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Koch Carbon Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

CUTTING PIECE OF METAL FELL OFF WENT DOWN TOP OF RIGHT BOOT BURNING ANKLE.

August 8, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Koch Carbon Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJ WAS HITTING METAL HAMER SLIPPED LETTING MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND HIT M EMETAL

April 26, 1988 VA · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Koch Carbon Inc · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS USING AIR WRENCH ON AIR FROM WRENCH BLEW SOMETHING INTO EYE

January 21, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Koch Carbon Inc · Fall from ladders

MOUNTING A FAN LADDER SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL CUTTING THREE FINGERS ON LEFT HAND