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Mine No 1: 6 reportable incidents Coal

T J & M Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Griffey Bob
Grundy, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405041

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4405041). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Nov 1983
Ownership history
  1. Boshell Coal Company 1978 to 1978
  2. Boshell Coal Company 1978 to 1980
  3. T J & M Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1982
  4. T J & M Coal Company Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 1 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

6 on file

1983 · 6 incidents

November 30, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
T J & M Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE SCOOP AND SLIPPED AND FRACTURE HIS ELBOW.

November 21, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
T J & M Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL IN THE #3 HEADING ABOUT 20\ WIDE AND 20\ LONG AND 10\ HIGH. THE ROOF FALL OCCURRED ABOUT 250\ OUTBY FACE AREA.

May 20, 1983 VA · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
T J & M Coal Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

LARRY HALE ELECTRICIAN WAS CHANGING A BATTERY RECEPTICAL & GOT ENERGIZED LEADS TOGETHER, & BURNED RIGHT HAND & WRIST.

January 18, 1983 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
T J & M Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

GOING UNDER CABLE AND KNOCKED CAP OFF AND BUGGY RAN UPON LOOSE MATERIAL AND HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TOP AND BUGGY HE WAS RIDING.