Mining Incidents

Mine No 1: 4 reportable incidents Coal

S & C Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Barton Channe
Bee, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406416

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4406416). 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
1988–1989
Latest incident
Feb 1989
Ownership history
  1. S & C Mining Inc 1987 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

4 on file

1989 · 3 incidents

February 1, 1989 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S & C Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED INJURED HIS BACK WHILE CHANGING A SCOOP TIRE.

January 9, 1989 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
S & C Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 15FT FROM SURVEY STATION #D373 FALL WAS APP 25FT LONG BY 12FT WIDE BY 61/2FTK THICK (TIMBERED OFF & PUT DANGER SIGNS)

1988 · 1 incident

November 21, 1988 VA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S & C Mining Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME TWISTED HIS ANKLE WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE WHILE WALKING ON THE SECTION